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1StrongBlackMan

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5. I would put my "trust" in neither ...

Thu May 29, 2014, 07:50 PM

May 2014

The NSA does what it is supposed to do ... spy. That gives me pause against "trust"; however, they do so with a measure of Congressional and Judicial Oversight, just like what's supposed to happen in our form of government.

Snowden took it upon himself to steal classified documents and release them to media outlets, including foreign outlets, then took refuge in Russia ... that gives me pause to trust; however, the only oversight that restrains him is his own conscience ... that gives me more pause to trust.

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Given A Binary Choice... Who Do You Trust More... Snowden, Or The NSA ??? [View all] WillyT May 2014 OP

Question Authority grasswire May 2014 #1

Question reality mindwalker_i May 2014 #13

No hesitation PuraVidaDreamin May 2014 #2

Can't say I fully trust the NSA but I don't give a rat's as about Snowden either. Kaleva May 2014 #3

Let's see: An agency of espionage with nearly zero public accountability... Gravitycollapse May 2014 #4

I would put my "trust" in neither ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #5

I'm with you. Dawgs May 2014 #19

C'Mon Everybody... I've Been Informed Here That DU Polls Don't Count If We Don't Get Enough Votes... WillyT May 2014 #6

Oh... I'll Be Kickng This A While... Gotta Get Those Votes Up... WillyT May 2014 #7

Snowden, all the way Willy Autumn May 2014 #8

I trust Snowden more. Uncle Joe May 2014 #9

Yes. No hesitation on my part. 840high May 2014 #17

Clapper already lied to Congress. dawg May 2014 #10

:) Separation May 2014 #11

Hey, WillyT Uncle Joe May 2014 #12

Not quite sure about Snowden... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #14

The NSA, and it's not even close Algernon Moncrieff May 2014 #15

96% for Snowden - k&r! nt bananas May 2014 #16

Snowden is erratic, the NSA is consistent aikoaiko May 2014 #18

Neither. Arkana May 2014 #20

I can't, in good faith, vote for a binary choice justiceischeap May 2014 #21

I respect the DUers who voted for NSA. Octafish May 2014 #22