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Judge ridicules suggestion 'deep state' made him dismiss NSA lawsuits
Washington Examiner ^ | March 30, 2018

Posted on 03/30/2018 9:50:48 AM PDT by deplorableindc

A federal judge dismissed a long-stalled class-action lawsuit against the National Security Agency on Wednesday, writing that a suggestion he was influenced by the “deep state” was no substitute for “well-pleaded” legal arguments.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon wrote that conservative legal activist Larry Klayman had not offered a sufficient legal basis for keeping the case active against the NSA's bulk collection of domestic call records.

“Instead, Klayman accused this Court of being ‘coopted by the so called ‘Deep State’’ into ruling against him. Unfortunately for plaintiffs, such baseless accusations are no substitute for a well-pleaded complaint,” Leon wrote.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deepstate; nsa

1 posted on 03/30/2018 9:50:49 AM PDT by deplorableindc
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To: deplorableindc

Deep state 1

Plaintiff 0

$$$$$$$$$$


2 posted on 03/30/2018 9:53:37 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: Vaduz

“Unfortunately for plaintiffs, such baseless accusations are no substitute for a well-pleaded complaint, Leon said”

The judge is right and Klayman should take the hint and make a better case when he refiles.


3 posted on 03/30/2018 9:57:11 AM PDT by DarthVader ("The biggeest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
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To: deplorableindc

Which means that is exactly what happened.


4 posted on 03/30/2018 9:57:19 AM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: deplorableindc

Thou protests a little too much. Judge looks bad in this. Facts known and budgets with huge collection facilities are a reality. Asking what they are doing is perfectly just. Since Congress appropriates the NSA funding, Congress has much to explain here as well.


5 posted on 03/30/2018 9:57:21 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: deplorableindc

Thou protests a little too much. Judge looks bad in this. Facts known and budgets with huge collection facilities are a reality. Asking what they are doing is perfectly just. Since Congress appropriates the NSA funding, Congress has much to explain here as well.


6 posted on 03/30/2018 9:57:26 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: deplorableindc

This isn’t going to go on forever.


7 posted on 03/30/2018 10:01:56 AM PDT by Eddie01 (I learned it on FreeRepublic.com, same as you.)
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To: deplorableindc

Leon was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by George W. Bush on September 10, 2001.

Just thought I’d throw this little tidbit out there.


8 posted on 03/30/2018 10:07:47 AM PDT by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 0)
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To: deplorableindc

That’s exactly what I’d expect him to say if he was taking care of the deep state.


9 posted on 03/30/2018 10:08:53 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: deplorableindc

Bttt.

5.56mm


10 posted on 03/30/2018 10:09:42 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: DarthVader

When dealing with deep state no matter how good your case you never win the list is a long one.


11 posted on 03/30/2018 10:10:55 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: thoughtomator

It was Daddy Bush that put the Deep State on steroids.


12 posted on 03/30/2018 10:19:16 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: deplorableindc

Did Larry win his lawsuit against his mother?


13 posted on 03/30/2018 10:20:06 AM PDT by eddie willers
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To: deplorableindc; All

Rosenstein signs FISA warrant using HRC paid dossier THEN appts. Mueller to continue frame job. RR also slow walks incriminating DOJ docs subpoenad by Oversight committees that outline increasing scope of #Obamagate , now includes Obama WH.

https://twitter.com/RogerThorn_hill/status/979770091687628800?s=20


14 posted on 03/30/2018 10:33:37 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: Vaduz

Not necessarily as not all are deep state. Our side has the lynch pin which ultimately wins.


15 posted on 03/30/2018 10:42:58 AM PDT by DarthVader ("The biggeest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
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The absence of any evidence is proof the deep state conspiracy is working!

Klayman’s always been half a bubble off.


16 posted on 03/30/2018 11:11:54 AM PDT by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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To: deplorableindc

Of course he did. He’s part of the “deep state” swamp critters gang.


17 posted on 03/30/2018 11:14:14 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: deplorableindc
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon wrote that conservative legal activist Larry Klayman had not offered a sufficient legal basis for keeping the case active against the NSA's bulk collection of domestic call records.

Simply reading the Fourth Amendment in to the record of the first court proceeding should have established more than sufficient legal basis for "keeping the case active against the NSA's bulk collection of domestic call records" - for any judge who is not a totalitarian a$$hole.

18 posted on 03/30/2018 11:41:27 AM PDT by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
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To: thoughtomator
Leon was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by George W. Bush on September 10, 2001. Just thought I’d throw this little tidbit out there.

You mean the same BUSH II who gave us Chief Pirate Roberts- the man who agreed with Obama that Omabacare was a TAX?

19 posted on 03/30/2018 3:41:19 PM PDT by DanZ
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