Posted on 06/11/2013 1:49:48 PM PDT by 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.
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And they would be the useful idiots that Lenin talked about.
The real Constitution was put in place in the hearts and minds of the people who held the Revolution. The 1790 thing is a rule book or peacetime. I don't believe it's as peaceful as you pretend to imagine.
Absolutely, and their children, grand children, and great grand children. If not by blood, certainly by spirit.
But, but, but,,,some FReepers think obama is a great protector of freedom and that Snowden is a traitor!
“To which SCOTUS Kapo/s, are you referring?”
Ruth Buzzy Ginsburg. Don’t know if Kagan is a Capo yet, but I am betting that she too fits the description.
“Isnt anyone else thinking this through?”
Oh yeah. I’ve thought this through—for the last seven years the government has been collecting who I called, when I called, where I was when I called, at minimum. You ready to file an action to stop it? One lone hero made it possible for us all to fight to restore our freedom of privacy.
But don’t let me stop you when you’re on a roll.
Dont 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?
Well, just going by all the posts in here by FReepers siding with obama on this, I would guess they are willing to give up ALL of their freedoms.
He-Who-Must-Never-Be-Named considers EVERYONE an enemy,,,no exceptions. The ACLU knows damn well he is tracking their phone calls and emails, too.
I agree with the ACLU, for once, this Govt is out of control
to a couple on here then it;s OK to break the 4th so long as they think they have been spied on all their lives and one freeper sad they have done nothing wrong
that is the plain stupidity we are dealing with today with millions of Americans being fed B/S from the ruling elitist class to the sheep
LOL still on here attacking but never mentioning the 4th being broken or the Govt and obama spying on us all and then making an enemy list.
oh there is a couple on here who would rather attack this guy then actually deal with an obama Govt who is out of control.
The fact is the obama administration is making an enemy list, using a secret court as a cop out who only hears their side and then they spy on us all but hey to a couple and the elitist ruling class they would rather do the Alinsky tactics and attack the guy and divert attention away from the real problems and law breaking here
Every now and then, they get it right. There is no way this program should be upheld. Clearly Unconstitutional.
There is a poll on a local radio station here which asks which is more dangerous, muslim extremists or the government. Last I checked 96% said the government.
I fully agree. What about Justice Roberts? At least Ginsburg and Kagan, were known entities.
Wow, they’re actually doing what they were set up to do.
The question here is whether or not we are in a war ~ many of us understand that the Cold War has echoes and AlQaida and other Caliphate irredentists have decided to attack us first. Some imagine that the irredentists who wish to recreate the Islamic Caliphate (or maybe just the Ottoman Empire) are simply responding to our attacks on them.
That's a fairly big difference in outlook.
This division is not likely to be overcome in a short period of time.
He's an idiot ~ the man is the stupidest person in history to serve as President.
He's not doing any of the things you imagine because he can't. his handlers don't need him to do that.
Three things fur shur in this debate. Ron Paul is senile and the Libertarians are as politically bankrupt today as they've ever been. Then, second thing, Snowden is probably mentally ill and he's been played by people who didn't have his best interest at heart. And third, today's enemies are technologically advanced and highly sophisticated and we need to keep tabs on them ~ by finding them where they hide.
If you have any idea how we can keep war away from this country, let's hear it. Reveal your innermost soul!
name 3 things this man has given away to harm the country?
The man might be an idiot but so are the idiots which put him there and the idiots which defend him and the ruling class/
Only an idiot can get this much power from other idiots letting him get there.
His thugs are the brains yes but to trust this Govt, yes fed Govt I’ll go along with you is naïve at best
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