[HN Gopher] Reauthorizing Mass Surveillance Shouldn't Be Tied to...
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       Reauthorizing Mass Surveillance Shouldn't Be Tied to Funding the
       Government
        
       Author : panarky
       Score  : 94 points
       Date   : 2023-11-13 20:04 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | Terr_ wrote:
       | Not wrong, but kind of incomplete, given that _all sorts_ of
       | policies get held hostage with these stupid  "Congress makes
       | impossible mutually conflicting demands" fights.
        
       | tehwebguy wrote:
       | Yeah a lot of things shouldn't be but everything except renaming
       | post offices is now.
        
       | TriangleEdge wrote:
       | I'm curious what the `upvoteCount/commentCount` will be for this
       | post.
       | 
       | I'd also be curious to see a chart where x is time and y is a
       | score for something along the lines of "I am free to critique the
       | US government without any form retaliation".
        
       | alphanullmeric wrote:
       | Funny to see this make headlines here, where many people would
       | gladly support using mass surveillance to fund the government.
       | The same people that support financial privacy restrictions are
       | quick to play victim when the same violations are applied in ways
       | that don't benefit them.
        
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