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kenny blankenship

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5. I think we should be surveilling and monitoring our government a lot more closely than we have been

Sat Jun 8, 2013, 05:25 PM

Jun 2013

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Maybe if we vastly increase and keep up the level of scrutiny, we can stop the next Iraq War?

Wouldn't that be great? Think of how many innocent lives were destroyed by that one evil conspiracy. Hundreds of thousands of people died horrible and unnecessary deaths and an entire country -if not more than one- has been thrown into desperate, ongoing chaos because a handful of evil men were allowed to plot mass murder in secret. It was easily the worst terrorist attack of its time, by orders of magnitude, and it isn't done killing yet. What if we can stop the next one by enforcing transparency on our leaders? That one accomplishment would go a long way to redeeming the Democratic Party in my eyes.

Those are my thoughts about government surveillance.

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Share your thoughts about government surveillance Here! [View all] taterguy Jun 2013 OP

I'm very surprised that so many people are so very surprised. MADem Jun 2013 #1

I think the President should sign an executive order ending the program. Laelth Jun 2013 #2

I can imagine how that act would go down. longship Jun 2013 #10

Obama appears reluctant to sign any such order, I agree. Laelth Jun 2013 #15

If you can't see that anything that Obama does won't be turned and used against him madokie Jun 2013 #20

I can see that. Laelth Jun 2013 #23

And if you can't see what the republicons plan is madokie Jun 2013 #30

I'm just not that worried about the Republicans. Laelth Jun 2013 #35

The day he signs it we'll have another Boston Marathon bombing malaise Jun 2013 #36

You got it madokie Jun 2013 #48

I was away for a while malaise Jun 2013 #49

I think it is a very clear sign that our Government is failing us, and in a dangerous way. 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #3

+10000!! FirstLight Jun 2013 #11

+1 Safetykitten Jun 2013 #12

+100000 woo me with science Jun 2013 #31

We may as well share our thoughts pintobean Jun 2013 #4

I think we should be surveilling and monitoring our government a lot more closely than we have been kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #5

+1 n/t Laelth Jun 2013 #24

The commotion DevonRex Jun 2013 #6

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2013 #37

I've Spied otohara Jun 2013 #7

hmmm handmade34 Jun 2013 #34

I Didn't Say The Govt. otohara Jun 2013 #38

... handmade34 Jun 2013 #45

Well said. Mz Pip Jun 2013 #40

I resented it more when bush did it. femmocrat Jun 2013 #8

Child Porn, Child Porn, Child Porn jberryhill Jun 2013 #9

LMAO... n/t JimDandy Jun 2013 #14

I want a record of every politicians phone calls, incoming, outgoing, times, the works. Autumn Jun 2013 #13

We have that Recursion Jun 2013 #27

Nope, had no idea. You got a link as to where I can find that? Autumn Jun 2013 #32

I think the government should record everything everyone says and everything everyone does - those Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #16

I think you're being sarcastic taterguy Jun 2013 #17

This sums up my view pretty well LostOne4Ever Jun 2013 #18

Heres' mine.. DCBob Jun 2013 #19

is...is...is this being recorded? It is? Well, then, I guess it is better than terrorism.... Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #21

The government is not the only one doing this Generic Brad Jun 2013 #22

Come one now, be serious. Your grocery store can not come close to the NSA for tracking you 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #25

So...disagreeing with this data collection is trashing your rights? Generic Brad Jun 2013 #28

The government should be implementing rules to PREVENT others from invading my privacy... Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #29

I'm much more worried about what corporations and criminal enterprises are doing with my data Recursion Jun 2013 #26

If it's inadmissible as evidence One_Life_To_Give Jun 2013 #33

Everyone here except for you and me is dangerous and needs to be watched constantly. Zorra Jun 2013 #39

I'm fine! Totally good with it! LadyHawkAZ Jun 2013 #41

CIA's 'Facebook' Program Dramatically Cut Agency's Costs Electric Monk Jun 2013 #42

dont care. loli phabay Jun 2013 #43

Your lack of concern is noted taterguy Jun 2013 #44

Supposedly Americans are not part of the data collection efforts. randome Jun 2013 #46

What business is it of the government who I call, when I call and for how long I talk to them? neverforget Jun 2013 #47