Wednesday, December 4, 2013

NSA Opponents Want To Use Local laws To Shut Down NSA Data Centers

Demonstrators hold up their signs during the "Stop Watching Us: A Rally Against Mass Surveillance" march near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 26, 2013 (Reuters / Jonathan Ernst)

Some NSA Opponents Want to 'Nullify' Surveillance With State Law -- US News And World Report

Activists say legislation can cut water, kill snooping at Utah Data Center

The National Security Agency has an Achilles heel, according to some anti-surveillance activists. The key vulnerability, according to members of the OffNow coalition of advocacy groups: The electronic spy agency's reliance on local utilities.

The activists would like to turn off the water to the NSA's $1.5 billion Utah Data Center in Bluffdale, Utah, and at other facilities around the country.

Dusting off the concept of "nullification," which historically referred to state attempts to block federal law, the coalition plans to push state laws to prohibit local authorities from cooperating with the NSA.

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My Comment: Will local laws and regulations be successful in overriding federal national security laws .... hmmm .... I doubt it.

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