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michigandem58

(1,044 posts) Sun Aug 18, 2013, 01:34 PM Aug 2013

Should the NSA be abolished? [View all]

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Should the NSA be abolished? [View all] michigandem58 Aug 2013 OP

Yes. eom Autumn Aug 2013 #1

yes, that way the spying can be rebranded. unblock Aug 2013 #2

No. Rex Aug 2013 #3

It should be reined in and tightly controlled burnodo Aug 2013 #4

Any specific recommendations Egnever Aug 2013 #10

Sure burnodo Aug 2013 #18

That is already the law Egnever Aug 2013 #19

Then who's going to be charged with a crime? burnodo Aug 2013 #20

I would imagine the people proved to have committed one Egnever Aug 2013 #22

Obama told Jay Leno and a national audience that there was NO spying on American citizens burnodo Aug 2013 #24

The idea that there is no oversight is again false on its face Egnever Aug 2013 #25

Cool. randome Aug 2013 #31

I think there needs to be a purge. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #5

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good post dionysus Aug 2013 #12

Well said. Egnever Aug 2013 #14

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Yes pscot Aug 2013 #7

Complete over-haul, from ground up 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #8

Not abolished mick063 Aug 2013 #9

Neato. All or nothing mentality is so cute. 99Forever Aug 2013 #11

In one instance, I'll take the "all or nothing" approach. mick063 Aug 2013 #13

Methinks, you misread my meaning. 99Forever Aug 2013 #21

An agent? Can I get paid for this? michigandem58 Aug 2013 #41

Some do. 99Forever Aug 2013 #47

No. DevonRex Aug 2013 #15

Yes! We should stop sending rockets where they don't belong! What? ......Never mind. WinkyDink Aug 2013 #17

Yes. And, throw in the CIA for good measure. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #23

Yes. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #27

Specifically, Benton D Struckcheon Aug 2013 #29

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You do know what the NSA is tasked with, right? randome Aug 2013 #32

yes think about the children. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #34

should post and run be abolished? Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #33

I used to be disgusted now I try to be amused -Elvis Costello Fumesucker Aug 2013 #45

Yes, and even more importantly, the contractors and subcontractors Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #35

Yes. nt Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #37

No. We have a great national interest in an ability to intercept electronic communications cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #38

Yes. Now. It's the only way to get rid of the "perception management" teams destroying DU. nt bemildred Aug 2013 #39

It should, at a minimum, be operated with far more oversight Yo_Mama Aug 2013 #40

It already is. NSA - No Such Agency Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #42

The NSA specifically or the entire intelligence sphere Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #43

Could get a good start by shitcanning the contractors and doing it with govt employees Fumesucker Aug 2013 #44

Because the only options are "cheer wildly" or "have no intelligence agencies". Marr Aug 2013 #46