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alc

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9. what if NSA wants Palin to win?

Fri Aug 9, 2013, 09:16 AM

Aug 2013

Are the safeguards they have in place enough to keep the NSA from using the data they've collected to influence an election? If they decide that the choice of the next president is critical to their future are they able to look at all of the data they've collected for ways to influence the election? (candidates, donors, election supervisors, debate moderators, etc).

I'm not asking if you think they "would/will" do these things, just if you think the capabilities are there. I'll argue that if the capabilities are there, they will be used - maybe not in 2016, but eventually.

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Rep. Alan Grayson on NSA SPYING: What if �DICTATOR PALIN� GETS ELECTED? [View all] Segami Aug 2013 OP

If Dictator Palin gets elected president, the NSA will be the least of our worries jmowreader Aug 2013 #1

NSA will just be another of our greatest worries. It still won't be the least of them. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #7

Then some people that identify themselves as Democrats AppleBottom Aug 2013 #2

If she was, it wouldn't matter what we do now. If "Dictator Palin" gets elected, along with a pnwmom Aug 2013 #3

You gotta believe..... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #4

. Joe Shlabotnik Aug 2013 #5

K&R. Grayson is right. It isn't about personalities. It isn't about Obama. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #6

The infrastructure for an oppressive totalitarian state is being put together, all it needs... AZ Progressive Aug 2013 #8

what if NSA wants Palin to win? alc Aug 2013 #9

We already had Bush treestar Aug 2013 #10

Or Jeb Bush, or Ted Cruz, or Rand Paul... LiberalEsto Aug 2013 #11