Posted on 06/12/2013 1:25:02 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The revelation that the National Security Agency is tracking every phone call each American makes, and broadly mining internet data puts President Obama at the center of yet another controversy. He and supporters in the Republican leadership, not Edward Snowden, are making themselves villains.
Two sets of issues are central. Do NSA practices strike a reasonable balance between the threats posed by global terrorism and right to privacy? Are these the least intrusive necessary? Are safeguards against abuse adequate?
Will Edward Snowden be thrown in jail for revealing classified information under the Espionage Act or other statutes?
The president argues the nation needs to strike a balance between security and liberty. As with free speech--you cant yell "fire" in a movie theater--the right to privacy is not absolute.
However, if Americans are going to have a reasoned discussion, they must know what the government is up to, especially when it collects broad information that could be used to paint a sophisticated picture of each Americans political leanings, sexual orientation and flavor of ice cream they prefer. The president cant have it both ways--engage in an informed dialogue but not reveal the practices that need to be discussed....
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Rings hollow.
You are a real bore. Go bully someone else.
Why are you so nasty, hypocritical and insulting?
We the People were led to believe that the Patriot Act was a very specific and precise process that was to vett out those who threatened us. This is or was not the case it appears. How come these guys didn't stop the Boston bombings? Why, because Obama's expanded NSA role is more interested in Freepers and Tea Party members than the muslims that he cottles. And if you think that is far fetched, just remember who is also at the top of the org chart of the IRS.
This is not the government that was intended by our founding fathers. And to think we have Freepers this naive and tending toward the Statist side is really shocking.
Stick this in your pipe and smoke it skippy.
No more surveillance or undercover string operations without high-level approval from a special oversight body at the Justice Department
Read More At Investor's Business Daily: http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/061213-659753-all-intrusive-obama-terror-dragnet-excludes-mosques.htm#ixzz2W53QEUjh
Put the crack pipe down, Bullhead. You're making a fool of yourself. Government spying is ineffective as you have rightly proven with your examples.
NSA role is more interested in Freepers
I must be one they are interested in as a black helicopter made a pass over my house yesterday and made two passes today.
Enjoy your government masters, and all the associated consequences. You deserve it.
No, Bullhead, you are full fledged. Can't you see what a fool you are? You claimed I defend a despot government. Now hotshot, post your supporting evidence! Time for you to put up or shut up.
Hey, if Matt Damon can play Liberace’s teenage lover...
Thou shalt not question The Won. It’ll be Lakin and Joe the Plumber all over again.
Americans should REFUSE to travel by air anymore. Then we should show up, park inthe airport parking lots and block anyone else from parking there and bring their damn business to a halt until the airlines themsleves stop this nonse.
The only people who are a threat are Muslims and generally they look and act like - Muslims. THEY should be profiled, not little old Swedish ladies from Minnesota.
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