Posted on 06/02/2015 7:05:47 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross
What will happen is this level of monitoring will be made permanent. The scope will be increased.
Don’t question your government.
The option should never be allowed to exist.
The founders of this nation warned about this. If one researches, they wrote extensively about the dangers of expanding govt. They knew of its (govts) desire to expand and accumulate power.
They’ll take care of the no monitoring part today.
I have said this until I’m blue in the gills, but no one believes it.
The Patriot Act - as it was originally written - was done to correct the deliberate stupidity of the Clintonistas.
Problem was, it was assumed that it would only be used by responsible adults, and not Leftists.
Giving the Left, especially Obama those powers was like giving a chimp a hand grenade...
And it started in the late Bush years. With good conscience...maybe...but anyone with basic historical understanding would know this is way outside the scope of a limited government. Even if used correctly at first, it will be used for nefarious purposes before long.
True enough.
But given what the Clinontistas did (remember the quote “It’ll Take Years For Them To Undo What We’ve Done”), and GWB’s failure to purge the government of Leftists (his biggest failure), only the demolition hammer of the Patriot Act could’ve done the job.
It was also supposed to remove Jamie Gorelick’s “wall of separation” between the intelligence agencies that Clinton & Co had in place that prevented people from connecting the dots or even forwarding info that could have prevented 9/11.
Unfortunately, Obama & Co reinstituted something like Gorelick’s “wall”...but only in relation to Muslim Terrorists.
You and I?
Open season, full court spying.
Honestly, I didn’t have a problem with the ‘calls into and out of the USA’ part. It wasn’t ‘within’ until the Bamster was crowned. But of course, Bush is always blamed for whatever Bammy and his minions have done. Always take credit for good things and never take responsibility for bad things.......it’s the Bammy Way.
THANK YOU - someone else remembers Jamie Gore-lick!
Tell me how it was possible to have Janet Reno’s deputy on the same commission that told us 9-11 was Bush’s Fault©?
As usual this bill does not go far enough but its a start. Of course now the FBI will be picking up the slack with their spy planes flying around everywhere.
I believe that we are in agreement on this. We also agree that there must be a clear and unmovable line drawn to restrict the spying to only terrorist activities which are specifically supported by evidence.
Who trusts 'Government' to do this with respect for the liberty of its citizens?
I live in fear that obozo will resurrect her for some position. Hopefully the money she made at Freddie Mae or Mac or whatever will keep her out of our hair forever more!
I still have no idea why that braindead bat was on the 9-11 commission.
[Typed “Omission” originally.. which may be more accurate to describe those morons.]
No, The Law Was Never Intended to Collect Data On All Americans
until Obama
Sadly, the leadership we have is horrifically unworthy of their positions, they do not take the Constitution seriously, nor do they respect what our country was founded on.
Pretty much, any attempt to wall off spying on the population and limiting the spying to actual honest freaking terrorists will be turned around every time.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3295962/posts
Like that.
True Dat! But they act retired by drinking vodka, preying upon women, sunning on the beach ... while 'employed' in office!
EXHIBIT A: The Swimmer
Proof positive this guy occupying to oval office is out of control.
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