Posted on 12/04/2014 7:54:43 PM PST by RememberRonnie
You may recall, back in June, that there was a key House vote that took NSA supporters by surprise. An amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill pushed by a bi-partisan team of Thomas Massie, Jim Sensenbrenner and Zoe Lofgren passed overwhelmingly, with a plan to slam the door shut on questionable NSA "backdoor searches" (as described in detail earlier). The House voted 293 to 123, making it a pretty clear and overwhelming statement that Congress did not, in fact, support such practices by the NSA.
But, of course, the NSA gets the last laugh. As part of the big lameduck CRomnibus effort in Congress, it appears that the House leadership has agreed to drop that amendment, despite the fact it passed overwhelmingly. Apparently, this is angering many who supported that amendment, and in response, according to Cato's Patrick Eddington, Congress is going to bring up the CRomnibus under closed rule to basically block anyone attempting to add it back in as an amendment (which is what some had hoped to do).
It's basically yet another giant middle finger to the idea of any meaningful surveillance reform -- even one that the majority of Congress wanted.
They do not support conservative issues. They just want their votes. Voting does not change the Oligarchy.
/johnny
Surveillance ability very important to local influential constituents keeping informed about their neighbors’ economic activities.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures...
WHY do we have a Fourth of July?
I don’t get it.
We should be honest about it.
Gotta have something to go between the 3rd and the 5th.
/johnny
So you have a day to set off illegal fireworks and have another crime you can be convicted for anytime you become inconvenient to the government.
“WHY do we have a Fourth of July?”
“So you have a day to set off illegal fireworks and have another crime you can be convicted for anytime you become inconvenient to the government.”
Illegal fireworks bought from Mexico.
bump.
the gop-e and rios in charge do not want to change anything, they just want to rule under the same conditions.
Tell me again why we needed to elect Republicans. I see no difference. When the Democrats are in power, they expand government, despite Republicans protest. hen the Republicans are in power, they expand government, and there is no protest.
We are a one party country, where the people only matter for money and votes. This is tyranny.
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