National Security Letter Gag Orders
Mar. 27th, 2007 09:53 amFrom The Washington Post:
Remember, if you haven't done anything wrong, you don't have anything to hide.
Um, unless they tell you to.
Living under the gag order has been stressful and surreal. Under the threat of criminal prosecution, I must hide all aspects of my involvement in the case -- including the mere fact that I received an NSL -- from my colleagues, my family and my friends. When I meet with my attorneys I cannot tell my girlfriend where I am going or where I have been. I hide any papers related to the case in a place where she will not look. When clients and friends ask me whether I am the one challenging the constitutionality of the NSL statute, I have no choice but to look them in the eye and lie.
Remember, if you haven't done anything wrong, you don't have anything to hide.
Um, unless they tell you to.