but for decades the NSA has recorded any damn thing they wanted? What a joke law that was.
How in the hell can you possibly twist the law to the point where the privacy law actually excludes evidence -- not even gathered by law enforcement -- against a violent felon. It is just plain NUTS.
The two party states where they require both parties to be notified that a conversation is being recorded is a joke and is only beneficial for unethical people, crooks or fraud perps. I believe that the legislation was drafted for that purpose and that the issue of privacy was used as the cover story.