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The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance

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The FCC's Policy of Informing People When Their Telegrams Are Being Examined

Congressional committee went through 3 million private telegrams to look for evidence of lobbying. Senator who was targeted sued and won in lower court, but it didn't stop the surveillance state on a massive scale. Congressional committees had wide latitude under the law so eventually they had to stop this. But by that time, Black had already gathered up all of his evidence and he had all, he had the cash.

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