The massive, suspicionless spying is UNPRECEDENTED, and is why many folks object to it. [View all]

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Just an FYI for folks who say 'countries have always spied on one another' and therefore do not get what all the hubbub is about.

This has gone way beyond trying to catch terrorist, so there is no justification for it, and must be stopped.

And if your privacy does not matter to you, so you could care less about other's privacy concerns, or the chilling effect it is having on free speech, think about the ENORMOUS COSTS, especially in this stagnant economy, where our schools, healthcare, pensions, bridges, etc. can not be afforded (as claimed by many on the hill)... but even if the economy was booming, would you want this enormous amount of money being spent on the spying of EVERYONE, GLOBALLY?

And finally, for what purpose is this massive harvesting, storing, and analyzing of all communications for? It is obviously not just for catching a few terrorist... so, it begs the question: what is the purpose?




Dwight D. Eisenhower, From a speech before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 16, 1953
34th president of US 1953-1961 (1890 - 1969)