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To: Alighieri who wrote (697456)	2/5/2013 6:45:37 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574127

>> If that's what they are doing , then I agree with you. I just don't think the DEA goes around wasting time on willy nilly anything...but if they are? the courts will sort it out...it seems to me that you are prejudiced without the facts. If I didn't have the facts, I guess. I certainly have the ACLU's complaint, although I haven't seen the DEA's response: aclu.org And here is the State or Oregon's motion: aclu-or.org So, what is this lawsuit about? All they're asking for is that they get a proper warrant -- one signed by a judge and based on probable cause -- that is, that DEA abide by the 4th Amendment to the Constitution. Had DEA not tried to get around the Constitution, there would obviously be no lawsuit. The ACLU objected to the creation of the database to begin with for this very reason. The legislature at the time handled the problem by requiring a proper warrant for release of this data. Now, the DEA is trying to get around that requirement. And hopefully, the court will stop them. But why should it even go to court? Why should an overzealous DEA -- a federal agency administered by the president, be trying to get around the requirement in the first place? So, which facts am I missing?