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It's OK To Parody the NSA!

posted by Dopefish on Thursday February 20 2014, @08:00AM   
from the tell-me-it's-true dept.

Gaaark writes:

"The First Amendment has been upheld in the United States!

Dan McCall has been making T-shirts and mugs that parody the National Security Agency as "the only part of government that actually listens" for over a decade. In 2011, he got a cease-and-desist letter from the NSA and from the Department of Homeland Security. Last October, McCall filed a lawsuit saying his shirts and mugs parodied the government agency and were therefore protected by the First Amendment.

'Citizens shouldn't have to worry whether criticizing government agencies will get them in trouble or not,' said Public Citizen's Paul Levy, who filed the suit on McCall's behalf. 'This settlement proves the First Amendment is there to protect citizens' rights to free speech.'

Now, the NSA has admitted: McCall is right ."

• Isn't that swell? Isn't that swell? (Score: 5, Funny) by everdred on Thursday February 20 2014, @09:59AM

  by everdred (110) on Thursday February 20 2014, @09:59AM (#3433) Homepage Journal

  I'm looking forward to more feel-good stories about this kinder, gentler NSA.

  "In a poll, 87% of Americans named the NSA the government agency they'd most like to 'just sit down and have a beer with.'"

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  We don't take no shit from a machine.

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• Re:Isn't that swell? (Score: 5, Funny) by Taibhsear on Thursday February 20 2014, @10:05AM

  by Taibhsear (1464) on Thursday February 20 2014, @10:05AM (#3437)

  "In a poll, 87% of Americans named the NSA the government agency they'd most like to 'just sit down and have a beer with.'"

  With a little pinch of iocane powder, perhaps.

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• Re:Isn't that swell? (Score: 5, Funny) by Litron286 on Thursday February 20 2014, @11:23AM

  by Litron286 (2272) on Thursday February 20 2014, @11:23AM (#3491)

  Well, wouldn't you be friendly with someone that has naked pictures of that girl next door?

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