What would be the best alternative plan to balance privacy & National security?

[JaneyVee]

Assuming everyone here is for both privacy & National security, what do you envision the right balance would be?

[msongs]

1. quit going around the planet murdering people to support american corporations nt

[JaneyVee]

5. I agree, ending all wars would be a great first step.

[RC]

12. That is the answer, in a simple, easy to understand sentence.

How is what we are doing in the Middle East and elsewhere, any less terrorism than the Boston Bomber or any suicide bomber in a market place anywhere?

[DCKit]

2. Government spies who work directly for the government.

Assets who work for those spies and are protected when their cover is blown.

Old School works best, costs 5% of what we're paying for private contractors.

[JaneyVee]

7. How would the spying aspect work without surveillance?

[DCKit]

9. Is the concept of spying lost on you dear? Seriously?

We're paying 2x to 4x as much for a ton of information that's basically useless.

We need to go back to old school.

[JaneyVee]

10. That's what I'm asking YOU, what do you mean by old school? (I'm 31yrs old)

[DCKit]

11. James Bond stuff. Paid directly by the government.

The contractors are costing us more than you will ever believe, and they're doing all the government jobs now, even the military jobs.

Rebublics may crow about small government, but they love the gigantic MIC and outsourcing.

[kentuck]

3. Stop giving the secret information to a select few in the House and Senate.

Give it to them all so they can represent the people, rather than the MIC...and do away with secret courts. I would trust the whole Senate and House to do the proper thing. I don't trust a select few who act like they are in possession of something special...

[treestar]

4. there are many people not interested in solutions

Just in the drama of the dust up.

Or they think we should have no security at all.

[reformist2]

6. I actually think their current 'total surveillance' approach is worse than a more narrow focus.

[JaneyVee]

8. But who would they focus on? Wouldn't it essentially be racial profiling?

No one wants to be spied on, but everyone wants total safety.