It's not just a continuation; it's a bit worse:
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[...] The Obama Administration goes two steps further than Bush did, and claims that the US PATRIOT Act also renders the U.S. immune from suit under the two remaining key federal surveillance laws: the Wiretap Act and the Stored Communications Act. Essentially, the Obama Adminstration has claimed that the government cannot be held accountable for illegal surveillance under any federal statutes. [...]
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In Warrantless Wiretapping Case, Obama DOJ's New Arguments Are Worse Than Bush's | Electronic Frontier Foundation
I don't know what to make of this other than it being a bridge from the last administration. I think a lot of this is merely tied to the joke that is the GWOT. I hope to see some indications that the Obama admin. is moving away from that in its entirety. The wiretapping issue I hope will die with that. There are already far too many people victimized by travesties of justice (and peace). The last thing we need right now is four more years of it.
I wonder how the other elements of "Homeland Security" will play out in this administration.
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