Governmental Google Grab
---
Three hasty stitches regarding the Justice Department's subpoena of Google's search records:
--Google has not been accused of any crime whatsoever; neither have those whose searches would be turned over to the government.
--The purpose of the subpoena is related to a law that the Supreme Court has already found unconstitutional.
--If the federal government wants to know what sites (e.g., pornography) come up from web searches, they could, um, try searching Google themselves.
I suppose the next step is for the White House to argue that it has "plenary" Article II authority to fight the War on Pornography.
Heaven help us.
More thoughts at Modulator, Hammer of Truth, Concurring Opinions, Truck and Barter.
--Google has not been accused of any crime whatsoever; neither have those whose searches would be turned over to the government.
--The purpose of the subpoena is related to a law that the Supreme Court has already found unconstitutional.
--If the federal government wants to know what sites (e.g., pornography) come up from web searches, they could, um, try searching Google themselves.
I suppose the next step is for the White House to argue that it has "plenary" Article II authority to fight the War on Pornography.
Heaven help us.
More thoughts at Modulator, Hammer of Truth, Concurring Opinions, Truck and Barter.
Posted by Kip on
19 January 2006
To comment on this post, please visit the new blogsite.