So which Amendment is it that permits subordination of the Constitution to "safety from terrorism?"

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37. You've got to be kidding me...

Or maybe you have other motives...

How Dare you question The thoughts, beliefs feelings and belittle intelligence of other duers by claiming they are "blind and unprincipled"?!?

While there may be disagreement, these people are principled and certainly not blind. Interpretations may differ, but you cannot call into question their commitment to the Democratic Part and democracy as a whole. I dare say many of hose "blind" people have far greater knowledge of the Constitution and the law than you do. No, I'm not suggesting I do as I don't even know you -your being so new and AlLL.

I am torn on this issue, granted. But what really irritates me is the faux poutrage that this is all some new thing. It, or something like it, has been around since civilization began. This particular "scandal" has been public knowledge for decades. Why the sudden OMG we're all gonna get eavesdropped and die mentality? it's just silly.

And does anyone here really believe we're all at risk? Do people here think they are personally being "monitored"? Then they're paranoid and/or delusional as to their sense of their own importance. Or they've done some terribly wrong, egregious, or just plain stupid NAND should be checkled out.

Do you guys really think the NSA FBI CIA -and any of those other agencies we don't even know exists - are I interested in seeing cute cat pictures, your score on FarmVille, who did what to whom, some pithy saying repost, or what you had for lunch!?!? or what passes for learned discussion on a message board? Seriously? Then all I can say in cannot to that belief is .

And don't even go with that slippery slope, omg the republicans might do argument (psst hey already did? I'm all for bipartisanship, but why don't we all worry and do something about about the budget and jobs and homes, and equal rights for ALL, poverty, education, the travesty that is the penal system. The rampant institutionalized patriarchal white supremacist racist and homophobic attitude that permeates our country and affects every individual in this country. Instead of hand-wring over the properly approved investigation of those suspected of wanting to inflict great harm. Hell, I say we bug the hell out of white supremacist "American citizens". They are as big a threat as any foreign terrorist. Maybe even more so.