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SidDithers

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Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 07:49 AM

Jun 2013

inb4 some mindless cut and paste of the 4th amendment.

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Bush broke the law. President Obama followed it. [View all] ProSense Jun 2013 OP

thank you very much SummerSnow Jun 2013 #1

DU rec... SidDithers Jun 2013 #2

The 4th doesn't apply to you. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #12

... SidDithers Jun 2013 #14

Bush thought the Constitution was just a goddamned piece of paper DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #18

Your avatar disagrees with you. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #24

blah, blah, blah cali Jun 2013 #3

I wouldn't hold your breath for a reply.... Javaman Jun 2013 #29

"the poster only attacks the soft targets and not those who are well informed." ProSense Jun 2013 #31

LOL so why don't you reply to Cali instead of me? Javaman Jun 2013 #32

And ProSense Jun 2013 #33

oh you showed me! Javaman Jun 2013 #36

Yes, I did. ProSense Jun 2013 #39

okay then. Javaman Jun 2013 #40

"Now, to play your silly little linky game- albeit without the bizarre self-referential dogshit." ProSense Jun 2013 #30

Same policy. kentuck Jun 2013 #4

Wrong. ProSense Jun 2013 #6

Wrong. kentuck Jun 2013 #16

"They said you have to get a warrant but they kept right on spying" ProSense Jun 2013 #20

Don't worry, we got it under control, Boss... kentuck Jun 2013 #22

I'm not sure ProSense Jun 2013 #25

Just because Congress made the political decision to make it legal... kentuck Jun 2013 #34

That is ProSense Jun 2013 #37

Here is the point I was trying to make: kentuck Jun 2013 #44

That doesn't say anything about making illegal warrantless wiretapping legal. n/t ProSense Jun 2013 #46

What is your definition of "wiretapping"?? kentuck Jun 2013 #47

Again, ProSense Jun 2013 #49

* 99Forever Jun 2013 #5

"People also need to stop pretending that the U.S. doesn't have a history of surveillance." sibelian Jun 2013 #7

You, sibelian ProSense Jun 2013 #8

Still trying by peddling bullshit? You really should give it up. Dawgs Jun 2013 #9

Well, it ProSense Jun 2013 #13

You post no assertions or source in dispute, noted uponit7771 Jun 2013 #15

It's endless and so too are the ops self-important self-referential links cali Jun 2013 #17

People here are getting angry at me for simply stating the truth... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #10

The folks sceaming the loudest don't seem to be interested in improving anything. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #21

Your wife is right Andy823 Jun 2013 #26

Agree ... JoePhilly Jun 2013 #28

Yep Andy823 Jun 2013 #42

This OP was just posted ... makes the point I'm making. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #43

You know who else was just "following the law"? leeroysphitz Jun 2013 #11

Obama has handled this matter better than Bush did. Laelth Jun 2013 #19

I agree. Andy823 Jun 2013 #27

A big part of the problem ProSense Jun 2013 #54

Well done!! bushisanidiot Jun 2013 #23

John Oliver has the best observation about your premise... Pholus Jun 2013 #35

Tssk... ForeignandDomestic Jun 2013 #38

No, ProSense Jun 2013 #41

So you defend it not because it's right but because it's legal. SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #45

*Supposedly* legal. Marr Jun 2013 #51

I know.. but I have given up on this debate. SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #52

According to the Constitution, international treaties have the force of U.S. law. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #48

Bush broke the law. Obama pronounced the crime legal (while blocking judicial review). Marr Jun 2013 #50

Nonsense. n/t ProSense Jun 2013 #53