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In reply to the discussion: There is no Obama policy of spying on everyone and no domestic spying [View all]xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)79. Try Somalia if you don't trust government, they don't have one.
They have plenty of domestic terrorism and abuse though.
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There is no Obama policy of spying on everyone and no domestic spying [View all]
ProSense
Jun 2013
OP
If that's the case then why is Greenwald a hero for privacy rights people right now?
sweetloukillbot
Jun 2013
#58
DNI has determined there are cases where the constitution was violated but the admin is blocking
dkf
Jun 2013
#60
Euphemisms: Data collecting, incidentally aquired....collateral damage.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2013
#9
Yes... because on his watch he signed the reauthorization... And sadly the mess is squarely
midnight
Jun 2013
#19
Bush lied too about warrantless wire tapping, who it targeted, what countries, etc..
GoneFishin
Jun 2013
#22
When the FBI does it it's "surveillance" and no one has a problem with that.
xtraxritical
Jun 2013
#84
Let me know when the FBI secretly casts the largest dragnet in history
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2013
#94
I miss Keith. Although I heard he just got a new job in sports broadcasting with TBS.
AnnieK401
Jun 2013
#75
"I don't know that he believes anything other than what he has told us, either."
Skittles
Jun 2013
#118
I am in love with the juror #6! ROTFLOL @ alerter - priceless, thank you for the laugh!
idwiyo
Jun 2013
#115
Believing The Official Pronouncements Of A Government With An Official Domestic Spying Program?
cantbeserious
Jun 2013
#29
It's pretty clear to me that President Obama isn't in charge of policy when it comes to spying
kestrel91316
Jun 2013
#33
I think this extends to other areas also. Not excusing him, just saying where the hell
GoneFishin
Jun 2013
#38
I think he's been told to keep his nose out of certain things unless he wants to see his family come
kestrel91316
Jun 2013
#40
If he's the coward you're implying he is, he should have resigned immediately
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2013
#54
FWIW, I think any president who challenges the status quo gets the same thing.
kestrel91316
Jun 2013
#87
Exactly. It will come to resemble East Germany, as we cower behind our fences, afraid of each other.
jtuck004
Jun 2013
#97
Thx for the fact filled post fill of sources and quotes that backs up this claim...I'll make sure to
uponit7771
Jun 2013
#135
I guess that nowhere in the millions upon millions of classified documents
SomethingFishy
Jun 2013
#47
Because history is irrelevant and the government would never ever lie or obfuscate.
cali
Jun 2013
#50
And when it eventually comes out that the domestic spying is a hell of a lot more than
Marr
Jun 2013
#59
"When Obama starts opening our letters and hanging outside my house to listen to
sibelian
Jun 2013
#91
He's not taking pictures of your wife, he's gathering light beam meta data through an optical
GoneFishin
Jun 2013
#100
ACLU: DOJ Tells Court It's Reconsidering Secrecy Surrounding Patriot Act's Spying Powers
ProSense
Jun 2013
#104