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2013-12-29

Original: 2013-12-29 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Title caption: EVERY NATIONAL SECURITY OVERREACH HEARING:

A balding, bearded man in glasses and a dark suit with a red tie sits at a hearing table, gesturing as he speaks. A woman sits to his left and another man to his right, both watching.

Man in suit: "I just want to be perfectly clear to the citizens of this country: we only violated the SPIRIT of the law."

Votey:
A rough sketch of the same bearded man's face.
Man in suit: "Also the letter."

Alt text

A SMBC comic. A title caption reads "EVERY NATIONAL SECURITY OVERREACH HEARING:". A balding, bearded man in glasses and a dark suit with a red tie sits at a hearing table gesturing earnestly, flanked by a woman on his left and a man on his right who watch him. He says, "I just want to be perfectly clear to the citizens of this country: we only violated the SPIRIT of the law" — emphasizing "spirit" as if that softens the admission. Votey: a crude black-and-white sketch of the same bearded man, who adds, "Also the letter" — admitting they broke the letter of the law too.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.