ACLU Sues Over NSA Phone Records Program

Associated Press/ABC News ^ | June 11. 2013 | AP

[Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears]

Two prominent civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency over its program that reportedly collects the telephone records of millions of American customers of Verizon.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the New York Civil Liberties Union say in a lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday that the program violates First Amendment rights of free speech and association. It also alleges the program violates Fourth Amendment rights to privacy.

The lawsuit additionally alleges the government's program exceeds Congress' authority.

[al baby]

There is nothing fine about her

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Bill of Rights - The Really Brief Version

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are summarized below.

1	Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2	Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia.
3	No quartering of soldiers.
4	Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
5	Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy.
6	Rights of accused persons, e.g., right to a speedy and public trial.
7	Right of trial by jury in civil cases.
8	Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
9	Other rights of the people.
10	Powers reserved to the states.

Read the complete text of the Bill of Rights.

[Cheerio]

Durbin: FISA declassification bill dead on arrival By Carlo Muñoz - 06/11/13 01:07 PM ET

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/304751-durbin-fisa-declassification-bill-dead-on-arrival-

[unixfox]

All for show. Aint nuthin gonna happen to these criminals. NOTHING!

If it does I will buy everyone on this site a drink!

[austinaero]

Somewhere pigs are flying

[SoldierDad]

A broken clock is right twice a day. Hey, the ACLU finally hit one correct!!!

[broken_arrow1]

John McCain and Grahamnesty are fuming while we conservative/Libertarians side with the ACLU...maybe there is a God, whose laughing his A$$ Off about now!

[lyby]

If it does I will buy everyone on this site a drink!
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LOL! I am posting just in case! Make a mine a double!

[wastedyears]

No

[Gator113]

Hilarious.

It’s your move, Obama.

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AMENDMENT IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

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[Gene Eric]

Yawn.

Congress is in contempt as far as I’m concerned.

[Flotsam_Jetsome]

"They want what they believe is a utopian society, but not the totalitarian government that goes along with it. Fools."

Oh, there are many who are just fine with the totalitarian government end-State, so long as they and theirs are the ones heading up such government.

[RaceBannon]

Something is very wrong here
This guy, KNOWS, that the gov can find him ANYWHERE
ANYTIME
All he has to do is speak into a phone, dial a number, log on to a computer
TO ANYONE he knows, and you can be sure THEY are flagged right now from all his previous calls and e-mails and whatever
And he goes and gives away the store???
I am sorry, this is NOT the action of a patior, this is the action of either a complete fool or a traitor
HE KNOWS that he can be found and yet he announces to the WORLD he did this???
Something stinks here
What ELSE did he reveal that we dont know about yet?
How in the world can someone with his access to materials be trusted to only reveal spying on phone records?
What else did he hand over to some foreign government in exchange for asylum??
Isn’t anyone else thinking this through??
I do NOT think th eman was a hero for what he did

[boxlunch]

This must be making the commie-crats rather uncomfortable. Who to side with? Its just so lovely to have all these agencies to spy on and intimidate Americans, but the useful idiots might actually get a wee bit upset when the lightbulb slowly goes on and they realize who their Masters really care about. (It’s not them)

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What is Fienstein to do?

[grania]

Don’t you think its about time that the US has the discussion about how much freedom are we willing to give up in the quest to free us from all terrorist acts? Would the discussion have happened if Snowdon didn’t go to the press?

[rockinqsranch]

It’s the stopped clock bit...

[austinaero]

LOL! I am posting just in case! Make a mine a double!*****************
Me thinks we have arrived at the era of TRIPLES!

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- Watch “3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR” with Robert Redford as “Condor” - He was basically a reader of all printed books and publications for an obscure group of CIA analysts in a covername located building.

Robert Redford scheduled his movie on his “Sundance” Channel just before the fit hit the shan at the NSA.

Just a coincidence I am sure.

A Strange Bunch of Dissenters:
Robert Redford
Rush Limbaugh
Glenn Beck
Michael Moore
Al Gore
Ice Tea
ACLU
NYT
Huffington Post
Van Jones
Congressman Ron Paul
Senator Rand Paul
Edward Snowdon
Daniel Ellsberg

It took two (2) years for “Watergate” to start getting serious for Nixon.

- and nobody died because of Watergate.....

Can you hear me now Obama?

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[muawiyah]

His girlfriend is already advertising her many talents on her website ~ doesn't seem to have been a real meeting of the minds there, but it makes me think of Anna Chapman, and the women David Axelrod dug up.

This guy is just a tool in a scheme to scam Congress and the public.