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NightWatcher

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13. I hate to be Jack Nicholson from a Few Good Men, but we need them

Reply to HardTimes99 (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2013, 07:29 PM

Jun 2013

We need all the cogs of our Defense Dept. . Sure there is a lot of waste and I believe that they should do all their in house investigations and not use any contractors.

Every State (country) has a spy agency and needs them to obtain and protect secrets. To say that it and the rest of DIA, DSS, NRO, NIMA.... need to go away is silly and naive.

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Is the NSA Worth Preserving? [View all] HardTimes99 Jun 2013 OP

I read today that Leahy has put forth a proposal to sunset the FISA law. kentuck Jun 2013 #1

I feel like the deeper I get into this story, the more confused I grow. I want HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #2

Naw. kentuck Jun 2013 #3

Now these are questions worth asking Skidmore Jun 2013 #4

Every government has a need for some signal intelligence, I suppose, and so HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #5

I'm happy to see some shift toward constructive questioning and steps to rework the laws of the Skidmore Jun 2013 #7

Feinstein is trying to pass legislation to limit contractors. Maybe you need to contact her in suppo KittyWampus Jun 2013 #6

That's a great idea. Thanks for giving me that shot in the arm to try her office again. (I think HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #11

Eliminate the NSA, CIA, DHS and DEA. Taverner Jun 2013 #8

I see you're channeling your inner Grover (Norquist, that is :). Do you think HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #14

"Intelligence Function" - let's start with that Taverner Jun 2013 #16

If it were said to be abolished, how could the public ever be sure that it actually was abolished? Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #9

That, my friend, is a damned good question. Do you think it should be abolished? - nt HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #10

I think it should have some additional checks placed on it to ensure compliance with the law, and Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #12

I'm certainly no expert in the federal bureuacracy either, but based on what I've read thus far, HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #17

I hate to be Jack Nicholson from a Few Good Men, but we need them NightWatcher Jun 2013 #13

Although I'm not sure I agree with your position 100%, I definitely understand it. How HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #18

They're wasting tax payer dollars. xchrom Jun 2013 #15

So do you favor eliminating the NSA entirely? If so, would you transfer HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #19