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JDPriestly

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5. At least Congress agrees there is a problem with the current program.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 08:11 AM

Feb 2014

Any program that can be interpreted to allow even inadvertent collection of the data on the communications of members of Congress or of other branches of government as well as citizens (voters) without a warrant based on probable cause needs to be stopped. We cannot claim to be a free country or even a democracy if a small clique in the government working with private contractors is collecting that kind of data on citizens (voters) and politicians.

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Congress Warns DOJ That If It Doesn't Support NSA Reform Plan, It Won't Renew Key Patriot Act Provis [View all] unhappycamper Feb 2014 OP

See Congress really can do it's job! eom. 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #1

I'll get more excited after it passes the talk stage. merrily Feb 2014 #3

Governance, in a democracy,... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #7

Sometimes slow and sometimes remarkably rapid, as with FDR's first hundred days merrily Feb 2014 #8

Work to get President Obama ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #9

If Obama Supports It, the House Will Vote it Down AndyTiedye Feb 2014 #2

The D of J and the NSA are both the Executive Branch. merrily Feb 2014 #4

At least Congress agrees there is a problem with the current program. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #5

Hobbsian choice. Javaman Feb 2014 #6

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