Posted on 06/24/2013 1:56:58 AM PDT by TexGrill
Well, it's good to know where his head is at:
From Yahoo News:
"Sen. Lindsey Graham would propose censoring Americans' 'snail' mail if he thought it would help protect national security, the South Carolina Republican said Tuesday. But for now, he says he doesn't think it's necessary."
The direct quote is: "If I thought censoring the mail was necessary, I would suggest it, but I don't think it is."
Graham went on to liken it to World War II, when international mail was subject to inspection and censorship.
"When you wrote a letter overseas, it got censored. When a letter was written back from the battlefield to home, they looked at what was in the letter to make sure they were not tipping off the enemy... because under the Japanese and Nazi regime, they weren't that big into the First Amendment."
While all of that's true, it's also true that communications to and from a war zone have always been understood to be subject to censorship. I'm not sure that even in extremity, that's much of a model for how to handle the so-called "war on terror."
And it's odd: I suspect that many Americans have a gut reaction against the image of government officials physically opening and reading their mail without warrants. Yet for some reason, that visceral reaction is considerably muted when the discussion turns to email.
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What war, Lindsey?
He’s a total embarrassment. How can people vote for such a specimen.
Graham gets dumber and dumber. How dumb can one person be?
Need to primary Grahamnnesty in 2014. Make life political hell for his supporters
Woodrow Wilson would approve.
he would back anything as long as it hurts Americans.
In this case “one” is many.
Every piece of mail is already tracked. I imagine that tracking information is kept.
Graham is a totalitarian fascist.
Are there any brave souls in his state who will begin recall process?
Lindseed Gram, got his 15 min of fame during the house clinton impeachment. He looked good then, but Linsee has been a complete dud as a senator.....
Peter Principle, anybody?
What do NSA spooks have on this patriot?
Will someone please get this estrogen soaked eunuch to just STFU?
Let’s hope the T Party puts up a viable candidate in his next primary to boot him out.
Unfortunately, South Carolina does not have a recall process for Senators.
Thanks for the ping s&a.
If y'all get a chance, contact Trey Gowdy and encourage him to help us with this problem.
Uber RINO Lindsey Ping
"Republican by day, Democrat by night."
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Trey Gowdy is amazing!
After all, a police state is a secure state.
Right Linseed?
Graham is the poster turd for the GOPe, they will do anything to keep the turd in office! The GOPe in SC are some of the worst in the country, they were always fighting Governor Sanford and attempted to defeat Nikki Haley’s campaign for Governor by assisting the D-Rat CN.
welcome to nazi germany...this statement finishes him primary his ass and get him out
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