You miss the larger point, as did all the Beltway talking heads today. We have an administration that is expanding its survelliance powers after saying it would not. We have an administration that tries to label political opposition as terroristic in nature. We have an administration that shows blatant, open contempt for checks and balances. We have an administration that is willing to tell bald-faces lies to the American people, day after day.
Add them all up and there is just too much potential for abuse, even if none has been done to date. The groundwork has been laid for that abuse already. This stuff needs to stop, and now.
You miss the larger point, as did all the Beltway talking heads today
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No I didn’t. Nor did many of the talking heads.
The Obama Admininistration is not deserving of our trust. It really never was but given the IRS revelations there is no longer any doubt on that subject. But I don’t believe it is wise or prudent to extrapolate that legimate distrust of Obama to hamstring one of the key agencies of the Government whom we count on to “Connect the Dots” when it comes to major terrorist attacks.
We can change the law and put further limits on the reach of the NSA if that it what the nation wants. That is clearly the position of the great majority of the Freepers.
I’m simply arguing for a little caution here. We may need some dot connecting sooner than we would like. If I see any sign of abuse I could easily swayed to the majority position. So far I haven’t seen it.
(But I don’t view data collection as abuse. It the use of that data for political or financial advantage that abuses the system. Another point of likely disagreement with many Freepers.)
Intercept Point post #133: “But, AFAIK, there are no examples of political exploitation resulting from the NSA surveillance. That is Hayden’s point and I think he is correct.”
dirtboy post #141: “Add them all up and there is just too much potential for abuse, even if none has been done to date. The groundwork has been laid for that abuse already. This stuff needs to stop, and now.”
In all of this is it not plausible the NSA issue has been, and is continuing to be blown out of proportion by those of Leftist concern such as their shadow government, and their wholly owned MSM to divert attention from every other scandal exposed thus far?
From what I’ve been reading there seems to be a high possibility this is in fact a diversion, and in a timely thrust of propaganda just prior to the 2014 elections using as broad a coverage as they are currently using in spreading disinformation the entire NSA scam will be blamed on the Republicans.
Experience with these people tells me this is more than likely what they are doing. Downplay the scandals by covering them up with a sham, and blame the opposition. Works for them every time.