"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Feds Threaten To Arrest Lavabit Founder For Shutting Down His Service
"The saga of Lavabit founder Ladar Levison is getting even more ridiculous, as he explains that the government has threatened him with criminal charges for his decision to shut down the business, rather than agree to some mysterious court order. The feds are apparently arguing that the act of shutting down the business, itself, was a violation of the order."
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Damned if you do, damned if you don't...
Time for Levison to emigrate to Russia, that (relative) haven of freedom. He can restart Lavabit there.
How many times has it been said that the government is psychotic from the top to the bottom, consciously or unconsciously. Despite the fact that this is a tyrannical act, it has been an event occurring on a daily basis for years. I do not find this to be a startling revelation.