^The “interesting” point is “since at LEAST 2008”. Remember the discussions and court rulings on thermal imaging, hyper-sensitive microphones, wiretaps, cell phone interceptions? The history of spying on citizens reveals a lot more abuse by “conservative thinkers” (not necessarily Republicans btw, “conservative” isn’t always directly “political”, but a mindset, like the Inquisition and witch trials, a long, long, history.)
^The “interesting” point is “since at LEAST 2008”. Remember the discussions and court rulings on thermal imaging, hyper-sensitive microphones, wiretaps, cell phone interceptions? The history of spying on citizens reveals a lot more abuse by “conservative thinkers” (not necessarily Republicans btw, “conservative” isn’t always directly “political”, but a mindset, like the Inquisition and witch trials, a long, long, history.)