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In reply to the discussion: Ed Snowden: Leakers “should be shot in the balls,” and "cut this Social Security bullshit" [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)about Bush and his war criminals spying on the American people ILLEGALLY. Got that?? Bush broke the law. Do you know anything about the Constitution at all??
Bore me?? People who are so completely cavalier about human rights, and we ARE talking about that, who don't even know the laws of this country, yet expound on how we don't need them, or WORSE think Bush acted LEGALLY and our wonderful Congress 'fixed the problem', SCARE ME!
Here's what happened, the NYT published leaks thanks to another Whistle Blower which revealed Bush's illegal spying, which was ILLEGAL because he broke the law regarding the 4th Amendment (remember that?) requirement that no one can be intruded on by the government WITHOUT A WARRANT, and the can't get a WARRANT without PROBABLE CAUSE.
So, instead of impeaching him, our wonderful Congress DID THE OPPOSITE of what you appear to thing. THEY CHANGED THE LAW, retroactively, to legalize what Bush did and his telecoms, TO GET HIM OFF THE HOOK.
Iow, we had laws in place, requiring warrants. Congress WEAKENED those laws, they DID NOT FIX the law THEY WEAKENED the FISA Bill, to protect Bush.
I'm done talking to someone who does not even understand what happened and why there was so much outrage over the FIX you are claiming 'made the law better'. It did the OPPOSITE.
Enjoy yourself trying to defend what you apparently are not even aware of.
Go learn about this issue before you attack people who KNOW what they are talking about.
Unbelievable!