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sibelian

(7,804 posts) Sun Jun 30, 2013, 07:00 PM Jun 2013

One day there's going be another Republican administration. They will have access to PRISM. [View all]

Bearing in mind that you voted for Obama on the back of getting rid of the kind of dirty, slithering, clandestine soul-fuckery that Bush and his nest of scorpions put in place... how do you feel about that?

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One day there's going be another Republican administration. They will have access to PRISM. [View all] sibelian Jun 2013 OP

Probably in 2016. There's not a politician alive, republican or Autumn Jun 2013 #1

Probably have had acccess all along, without interruption Coyotl Jun 2013 #34

Should we really assume the repub honchos don't have at least backdoor access now? Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2013 #2

We don't know, do we? sibelian Jun 2013 #14

They DID. They had warrantless wiretapping, too. The FISA courts have been in effect pnwmom Jun 2013 #3

Oh my God. I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this ignorance in this OP Number23 Jun 2013 #15

And just think what might happen if they get access to computers, too! pnwmom Jun 2013 #18

Heck, Republicans will come up with some idiot treestar Jun 2013 #21

What utter bullshit. "Scaled back," my ass. woo me with science Jun 2013 #27

Without protesters and fracture, a democratic president would have been in office now for 84 years graham4anything Jun 2013 #4

Come on, by 2032, Chelsea can run and then Obama's children hughee99 Jun 2013 #6

Cool story, bro. nt sibelian Jun 2013 #13

Hey ...I'm selling brown shirts. Want one? Protesting is a right. L0oniX Jun 2013 #24

On the bright side, at least when that happens, everyone here will agree it's wrong. n/t hughee99 Jun 2013 #5

I thought it was the end of the reThuglican Party. And Mz Baked Alaska was forming a party AnotherDreamWeaver Jun 2013 #7

KeystoneXL activists and Texas SB5 protesters called Terrorists...what will happen Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #8

"indefinite detention of US citizens with neither trial nor representation." sibelian Jun 2013 #26

Yep. We know these tools have been put in place by evil people such as Bush/Cheney Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #31

The spineless craven Democrats could have had majorities for decades leftstreet Jun 2013 #9

actually, a Dem president who isn't Obama would accomplish the same Skittles Jun 2013 #11

Only racists would oppose it. I think. I dunno, I'm not sure anymore. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #10

lol! sibelian Jun 2013 #12

You are implying that "Republicans" dont have access now. Why make that assumption? rhett o rick Jun 2013 #16

+100000000000 woo me with science Jun 2013 #17

Yikes I typed "use" in lieu of "us". My fingers are faster than my brain, which isnt saying much. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #22

You say very little... sibelian Jun 2013 #23

I appreciated the post. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #25

that's the tack you should have taken from the beginning treestar Jun 2013 #19

Oh, that's OK, Prism is harmless and only gathers innocuous info for our own good. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #20

Definitely a concern. moondust Jun 2013 #28

I think it's also likely that the tool will attract secondary purposes. sibelian Jun 2013 #30

Already there. moondust Jun 2013 #32

... sibelian Jul 2013 #35

Once the Rethugs get back in power they wont care what legal restrictions are in place. DCBob Jun 2013 #29

PRISM was revealed in 2006. But thanks for finally paying attention. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2013 #33

Yes, I was aware of that. sibelian Jul 2013 #36