David Gregory To Glenn Greenwald: 'Why Shouldn't You Be Charged With A Crime?'

[brett_jv]

135. Actually, it sounds like we don't disagree about anything ...

Aside from the fact that you (and many like yourself) apparently feel it's appropriate to call the meta-data collection 'illegal and unconstitutional' prior to the court case (to decide the matter) actually happening. And I don't.

And, in fact, I think there's enough OTHER court precedents out there to suggest to me that, assuming we ARE being told the actual truth about it, there is at least a reasonable possibility that the courts may actually uphold the legality of that particular program.

I don't KNOW one way or the other, and neither does anyone else, so ...

But don't get me wrong ... I don't LIKE THAT IT'S HAPPENING one friggin bit. Nor do I 'trust' what the government tells us. Nor do I think we shouldn't raise hell about it.

I just think accusing Obama of running an 'illegal' operation is hyperbolic. It's not been decided either way.

So by all means, lets get it out in the open, and get it decided.

On a related sidenote it's stunning to me how EVERY time I bring this point up ... other posters proceed to put all kinds of friggin words into my 'mouth' ... that are very clearly not on the page.