I’ve not asked whether the spy agencies should tap the phones of citizens. My question, which is pertinent to this article, is whether spy agencies should be prohibited from building tools to tap terrorists if the same tools could be used to tap citizens?
This is a simple ‘Yes or No’ question and whether the agencies are currently tapping citizens does not render the question “Moot”.
No, you’ve excused it, played hypothetical games, and not once have you accepted that the program is onnits face a useless failure.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3302828/posts?page=5#5
Any legitimacy to their base job is immediately lost upon spying on us, your premise in post five is false.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3302828/posts?page=12#12
Then you go off and try excusing it.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3302828/posts?page=14#14
Here you go off into hypothetical BS.
“What if several terrorists are using email to coordinate an attack. Suppose some of their email is routed through a server in the US. Can NSA intercept this email?”
They did, and continue to do so.
NSA isn’t catching them, they are busy spying on us.
How hard is that to u derstand?
Or do you honestly believe a government that spies on you has your best intentions at heart?
You seriously see nothing wrong with this in any way?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3304016/posts
Here Doug.
Tell me that sort of thing, related by the way, is okay?
You said: do you think NSA should be banned from tapping phones in Iran if the same technology could be used to tap a phone in Cleveland?
I said: Your point is moot when they ARE using the "tools" against citizens.
Oh and, French Presidents. Oops! Can't forget the Germans! However muslims appear to be safe.
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves. William Pitt