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sabrina 1

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21. I agree. And I blame Democrats who were elected by us to stop these policies.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 12:54 AM
Dec 2013

The not only have not even tried to stop them, they have condoned and defended them.

What people are missing in all of this though is the wonderful irony that it WAS a right winger who took the NSA to court where they could not lie, as they did to Congress. And even more interesting is that the NSA is filled with Right Wingers, Bush appointees and it was a Right Winger who defeated them.

In some ways maybe it is better that it was not a Democrat. If it had been, they would have had a field day slamming the ruling and calling Dems weak on security again.

Come to think of it credit has to go to several Republicans who could not support the crimes being committed by their party and did take action, Binney eg, to try to stop them at great expense to their own careers and lives. Comey is another and I know several more Republicans resigned their positions rather than go along with many of Bush's policies.

Since most Dems ALWAYS opposed these Bush policies, we needed to get more people on board to join us in that opposition. Klayman may have been just what was needed to get some of that support and when this country's Civil Rights are at stake, and we have waited more than a decade to get SOMEONE to do SOMETHING to stop them, I'm okay with whoever is the catalyst who gets the ball rolling. This isn't a partisan issue, it is a national issue.

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Check in if you love Larry! [View all] NuclearDem Dec 2013 OP
love the ruling....klayman is a wacko nut. spanone Dec 2013 #1
Awwww... SidDithers Dec 2013 #2
LMAO in your dreams Sid... SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #3
Struck enough of a nerve that the OP decided to start a thread... SidDithers Dec 2013 #8
LOL.. you are nothing if not amusing Sid... SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #9
How about that ruling? Wasn't it great? sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #11
All I know is I'm hoping the same judge rules on the ACLU lawsuits quinnox Dec 2013 #4
Me! tularetom Dec 2013 #5
Lunatics like Larry Klayman should be monitored 24/7. nt politichew Dec 2013 #6
What about the ruling? You don't like it? sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #12
Indifferent. politichew Dec 2013 #14
I trust Greenwald and I trust Snowden. Know why? Because with all the smear campaigns against them, sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #17
Loved him. Great guy. lpbk2713 Dec 2013 #7
I LOVE Larry! pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #10
He is a POS 'birther', former chairman of Judical Watch and a Teabagger. Rex Dec 2013 #13
Sarcasm on my part. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #16
Rex, the issue is the ruling, not the man. But of course the supporters of the 'security state' are sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #18
Oh I can seperate the man from the ruling, just don't like the fact that it took Rex Dec 2013 #20
I agree. And I blame Democrats who were elected by us to stop these policies. sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #21
Yes that is what has me really pissed off. Rex Dec 2013 #23
Classic Authoritarian Logic ~ If: You are pleased that NSA spying was ruled un-constitutional... Zorra Dec 2013 #15
I know, it's kind of fun to watch them drag out that old tactic, AGAIN, and to see it fail so sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #19
I love trying to figure out which is right, and which is wrong... cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #22
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