
Trump Wrong On Data Collection, Says Supreme Court
Trump’s “argument that generating Location History … is a voluntary choice [made by U.S. citizens to give up the right of privacy] is meritless.”

Trump’s “argument that generating Location History … is a voluntary choice [made by U.S. citizens to give up the right of privacy] is meritless.”

Chatrie v. United States provided a clear recognition that electronic data is constitutionally protected private information.

Trump was denied the possibility of creating a government surveillance of every smart phone owner’s movements, without a hint of judicial oversight.

“Oversight is usually oriented to successfully investigating a specific issue or creating a general environment of accountability,” states a gov’t review.

Presidents are only “immune from prosecution if they may be said to be ‘performing the duties of the president’.” That’s a pretty narrow scope.

Thanks to the rubber stamp called the Supreme Court, much of the power that protected constitutional rights in a swift and efficient manner is gone.

The U.S. Constitution clearly states that the president can suffer the full range of legal punishments if he breaks certain laws.