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In reply to the discussion: Please check in if you oppose the massive surveillance being conducted on American citizens [View all]libdude
(136 posts)are not granted by the government that is in power at the time, they are to be " protected abd defended " and it goes without saying, respected, and should be the measuring rod before any President, Senator, Representative, agency head, down to the lowest level government employee takes any action which might violate or infringe.
I support the ACLU in their lawsuit against the government violation and infringement of my Constitutional Rights, I am a Verizon customer.
As Sen. Sanders and others have pointed out, according to the Patriot Act, a request for a warrant to obtain personal information, it must be based on probable cause, collecting my data in a massive data base is not based on probable cause, thus a violation of the 4th Amendment.
The President, who I voted for, is absolutely wrong to not oppose this program and to take steps to end this program and delete the collected data on all information, not based on a properly issued warrant based on probable cause as given in the Constitution. He also need to request and receive the resignation of the NSA Director Clapper, for lying to Congress.