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In reply to the discussion: Obama administration threatens criminal probe for leak of NSA's surveillance of Americans. [View all]mercymechap
(579 posts)Re-read my post, obviously if they are replacing the Rapiscans with another device, you can't truly say they were not needed. And the last time I looked, it didn't seem that too many people were boycotting flying. You do seem to exaggerate a tad, don't you?
And, no, they are not getting the names, addresses nor the conversations, so all they are getting are numbers, connections which are numbers.
Oh spare me your bullshit about being invaded. If you are a terrorist and are afraid they are going to catch your ass talking about bombs, who gives a crap about your rights. What about the rights of the people you may be plotting against?
The probable cause is the fact that there are terrorist groups that exist here in the US. The United States has more terrorist groups than any other country. If you are so concerned about your privacy (as if anybody gives a damn about your conversations with your neighbor), then move to a country that doesn't have that problem.
And your claim that we can survive a terrorist attack - tell that to the family that lost their 8 year old son in the Boston bombing, and the many people that lost limbs. And you keep saying that the rapiscan is gone, but you fail to acknowledge that another device has taken it's place. They are still doing the scans, so don't be an idiot.
If you want to find out how it makes us safe, I already gave you some examples, go and do some research instead of joining the mass hysteria from the right screeching "the sky is falling, the sky is falling". This practice has been in effect for more than 7 years, so tell me, how in the heck has it affected you so far?