And while I think Franken is a lamebrain, Its about time someone pulled out the constitution and ask a government official to show where in the constitution a particular action is provided.
I do not trust government to limit its "spying" to just oversees calls. And while we may agree that a short term push against the fourth amendment is necessary in time of war, that short term need to be prevented from being long term.
And who is to say that a simple conversation about a wedding with relatives overseas is what it is, or something more dark. Because its left to a computer, its okay?
The steps we take to protect ourselves as a nation can also be used to protect the government against its citizens. This is the danger and why every congress critter needs a copy of the constitution in their breast pocket to refer to and ask themselves if the legislation before them follows both the intent and purpose of the document, which is to protect and advance liberty of the individual at the expense of the state.
I am of the opinion that ALL the provisions of the Patriot Act need to be revisited and discussed in an open and national nature. What has worked should have sunset clauses and what is onerous, tossed, Including some of the banking provisions that has a teller asking you where you got that 2500 bucks you are depositing... The average citizen is assumed a criminal until he or she proves otherwise...
Well .. that certainly is logical .. lets just sunset all the clauses that have kept us safe .. very logical.
What more is there to say! I don’t argue with idiots.
You make excellent sense. Too bad you’re gonna take a lot of flack from the “security at any cost” crowd...
The rest of you: PING!