Oh, for fuck's sake! Why is everyone acting like this is a big deal?!
1. It's not specific to Washington. Just about every state has some version of that same law.
2. The Federal government has the same law.
3. It's a really good idea. Would you like police to be able to harass and detain your elected representatives in order to prevent their votes?
4. It's not a get out of jail card. Any felony, including DUI, manslaughter, etc., is not included. It's just civil traffic stuff.
5. How many times has this even been a factor? Wake me when we have some legislator in a Ferrari setting speed records on I5 just because he feels like it.
Has anyone considered that this data exchange could be a creative way to get around the limitations on spying on Americans:
1) collect massive data on Americans, but don't read it due to FISA restrictions.
2) give giant block of data to Israel
3) 1 week later, Israel gives us back a giant block of data...which includes what we gave them.
Now the data on Americans is laundered to look like something the Israel intelligence collected. Would that be outside FISA's control?
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Ha! Good point, Dave. Poor Roger isn't allowed to read the Washington Post, and he definitely isn't allowed to go anywhere near Techdirt.
I would totally agree with issuing the ticket without detaining the legislator. That seems fair.
But of all the things to worry about, this is pretty damn far down the list.
Oh, for fuck's sake! Why is everyone acting like this is a big deal?!
1. It's not specific to Washington. Just about every state has some version of that same law.
2. The Federal government has the same law.
3. It's a really good idea. Would you like police to be able to harass and detain your elected representatives in order to prevent their votes?
4. It's not a get out of jail card. Any felony, including DUI, manslaughter, etc., is not included. It's just civil traffic stuff.
5. How many times has this even been a factor? Wake me when we have some legislator in a Ferrari setting speed records on I5 just because he feels like it.
Has anyone considered that this data exchange could be a creative way to get around the limitations on spying on Americans:
1) collect massive data on Americans, but don't read it due to FISA restrictions.
2) give giant block of data to Israel
3) 1 week later, Israel gives us back a giant block of data...which includes what we gave them.
Now the data on Americans is laundered to look like something the Israel intelligence collected. Would that be outside FISA's control?