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		ikeboy on May 18, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Thoughtcrime Bullshit. The bulk connection was not found unconstitutional, it was found illegal because the Patriot act didn't authorise it.

protomyth on May 18, 2015 [–]

you might want to look up Constitutional avoidance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_avoidance to explain why they ruled the way they ruled.

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