NSA data will soon routinely be used for domestic policing
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;fee.org&#x2F;articles&#x2F;three-felonies-a-day-how-the-feds-target-the-innocent&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;fee.org&#x2F;articles&#x2F;three-felonies-a-day-how-the-feds-ta...</a><p>&gt; Perhaps the most chilling quote of the Soviet era came from Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin’s head of the secret police, who bragged, “Show me the man, and I will find you the crime.” Surely, that never could be the case in America; we’re committed to the rule of law and have the fairest justice system in the world.<p>&gt; This should make everyone fearful. Silverglate declares that federal prosecutors don’t care about guilt or innocence. Instead, many subscribe to a “win at all costs” mentality, and there is little to stop them.<p>&gt; The very expansiveness of federal law turns nearly everyone into lawbreakers. Like the poor Soviet citizen who, on average, broke about three laws a day, a typical American will unwittingly break federal law several times daily. Many go to prison for things that historically never have been seen as criminal.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mic.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;86797&#x2F;8-ways-we-regularly-commit-felonies-without-realizing-it#.OsdEK5bhZ" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mic.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;86797&#x2F;8-ways-we-regularly-commit-fel...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theblaze.com&#x2F;stories&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;04&#x2F;david-barton-explains-how-you-could-be-committing-three-felonies-a-day&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theblaze.com&#x2F;stories&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;04&#x2F;david-barton-expl...</a><p>&gt; John Baker, a retired Louisiana State University law professor, made a similar comment to the Wall Street Journal: “There is no one in the United States over the age of 18 who cannot be indicted for some federal crime. … That is not an exaggeration.”<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.govtrack.us&#x2F;congress&#x2F;bills&#x2F;statistics" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.govtrack.us&#x2F;congress&#x2F;bills&#x2F;statistics</a><p>Do you even know the 134 laws passed by the current Congress are? I know I don&#x27;t and you just have to fall afoul of 1.