DOJ procedures relating to Clipper Chips and key escrow

[hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes)]

>"These procedures do not create, and are not intended to create,
>any substantive rights for individuals intercepted through
>electronic surveillance, and noncompliance with these procedures
>shall not provide the basis for any motion to suppress or other
>objection to the introduction of electronic surveillance evidence
>lawfully acquired."

This reminds me a lot of the language used when describing the changes
in FOIA policy, which was something like "The agencies are supposed to
be good, but if they're not, this change doesn't change your ability
to do anything about it."

Is this a Clinton administration policy to make such feel-good,
govern-bad pronouncements?

Eric