You think that’s all the NSA and CIA does? Do you have a problem with the CIA recording all the calls of our enemies across the seas, and keeping tabs on every country in the world, in the same way every nation does (just not publicly)?
You need a dose of realisim, and to see the big picture. There’s more at stake here than domestic spying, which, certainly, cannot be tolerated willy-nilly. But undermining our efforts againgst terrorists, letting our enemies know how we’re spying on them, and demonizing the United States within countries like Russia and China which are the worst human rights offeners in the world, is something foul and horrible, and anyone who defends that should be ashamed of themselves.
Because they didn't know already.
Welcome to Free Republic.
/johnny
That is foul and horrible.
Your overseas adventures can pound sand.
/johnny
So let me get this straight...you're fine with them recording and storing every call you and your family makes so long as they are bugging the Russian embassy while their at it?
Do you have a problem with the CIA recording all the calls of our enemies across the seas, and keeping tabs on every country in the world, in the same way every nation does (just not publicly)?
You mean like the german chancellor? All sarcasm aside for moment, I don't care what they listen to in other countries. But here, in violation of of key restrictions in the constitution...? Yeah, I have a problem with that.
You need a dose of realisim, and to see the big picture.
I would be more than willing to let you trade your freedom for some false sense of security but you'll have to excuse my opposition to your wanting to take me and everyone else along for the ride.