I Blame the Koch Brothers

Who is really behind the Verizon data grab? The Koch brothers, of course. It's a little hard to connect the dots but if you're naturally prone to conspiracy theories or watch a lot of MSNBC programming it will come easier. Ok, here's the skinny direct from the Center for Public Integrity. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson signed the FISA Court order. "Judge Vinson was the only member of the special court to attend the August 2008 conference sponsored by the Foundation for Research on Economics & the Environment, according to disclosure records filed by the federal judge".

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"FREE received a total of $430,000 in general operating support from the Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation, of which billionaire businessman Charles Koch is a director."
Hey, it's an open and shut case.