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ProSense

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15. Please

Reply to woo me with science (Reply #13)

Sun Jun 9, 2013, 10:41 AM

Jun 2013

"Like a broken record, you keep arguing that it's "legal," as though that means it is justifiable. Authoritarian governments specialize in *making* legal what they want to do. "

...spare me. I mean, you asked: "QUESTION: What does the Fourth Amendment protect? "

and I cited: Smith v. Maryland, 442 U.S. 735 (1979) - No warrant required for call metadata
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022966764

Again, President Obama actually got a warrant. He went through the FISA court. He complied with the law, and even critics of the program will acknowledge the actions were legal (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022959738).

If it takes a "broken record" to counter denial, so be it.

Meet the Carnivore system
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022972777

This whole NSA story is nothing more than recycled outrage. Glenn Greenwald didn't break shit.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022967844

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QUESTION: What did you think the Patriot Act authorized?!?! [View all] uponit7771 Jun 2013 OP

Why do you think I call it the Enabling Act of 2001? hobbit709 Jun 2013 #1

Shusssh, someone might figure out what comparison you are making 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #3

Let them. I'll give them my mother's phone # and she'll tell them all about it. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #5

As the name suggests... KansDem Jun 2013 #2

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2013 #4

QUESTION: What does the Fourth Amendment protect? nt woo me with science Jun 2013 #6

The ability of fudr to encourage delayed poutrage? uponit7771 Jun 2013 #7

Namecalling. Check. woo me with science Jun 2013 #8

I've called no one names and Obama wasn't born in Kenya....sorry, usually I have to tell uponit7771 Jun 2013 #9

Wow. Meltdown. woo me with science Jun 2013 #10

President Obama ProSense Jun 2013 #12

Like a broken record, woo me with science Jun 2013 #13

Please ProSense Jun 2013 #15

Nonresponsive. woo me with science Jun 2013 #16

Denial, ongoing. n/t ProSense Jun 2013 #18

Obama was cleared by a FISA cout that approved every single secret request in 2012 DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #22

A. Bake sales. Shortly after that I started seeing a lot of bake sales Autumn Jun 2013 #11

The very best answer on this train wreck of a thread. nt woo me with science Jun 2013 #14

Just another commentary on the bush years, bake sales to take care of Autumn Jun 2013 #19

Train wreck = your ad hominem attacks after link and quote posts....noted uponit7771 Jun 2013 #24

It was rushed through by Bushco and Republicans and centrists, so I assumed it was bad law Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #17

Which one? jazzimov Jun 2013 #20

It sure as hell didn't authorize anything of which a true patriot would would approve DFW Jun 2013 #21

The freedom of the government to chase imagined bogeymen by spying on us. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #23