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In reply to the discussion: We are being manipulated to miss the point. [View all]truedelphi
(32,324 posts)For the Fourth Amendment, then our Congress critters might be inclined to pass legislation that stops this PRISM shit.
And it is all being done for profit, plain and simple. Our government is so fractured, with all the different agencies, NSA, CIA, HSD, FBI, etc., that this surveillance scares me mostly for the following two reasons:
One) The expense. Our society has heard about all the austerity measures we need - and how it is not possible to have our schools intact, or have our bridges repaired, or fire fighters, etc. But we have the money for these huge complexes that are being built to accommodate the needed staff and computers and what not for all this surveillance? Give me a break!
Two) Being used as a punitive measure. We just saw the IRS grilled about it targeting the tax returns of the RW. But does anyone think if the Republicans get in, that Democratic groups wouldn't be surveilled? And both parties treat certain Big Corporations like Sacred Cows; Monsanto and the Big Financial Firms are protected by both sides of the aisle. I really don't want the people who are community minded and doing organazing against Monsanto to be reamed by this surveillance. But I am certain that if this isn't stopped, it will be those of us who organize that will be hurt.