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5. NSA spying is illegal? Then let's make it law, say Republicans

Fri May 8, 2015, 09:10 PM

May 2015

Now that a US federal court has ruled that the NSA's mass wiretapping program exceeded its legal authority, leaders of the US Republican party are pushing to make it legal.

Within hours of the ruling by the US Second Circuit Court of Appeal that the NSA's bulk domestic surveillance program under Section 215 of the Patriot Act may be illegal, Republican Senate majority leader Mitchell McConnell (R-KY) argued on the Senate floor that the practice should be written into US law.

"If our intelligence community cannot connect the dots of the information, we cannot stop this determined enemy from launching attacks," he argued, according to a report by The Hill.

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/08/nsa_spying_is_illegal_then_lets_make_it_law_says_republican_leadership/

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Ah... The Sweetness Of Being Correct... [View all] WillyT May 2015 OP

But, but (insert something about cardboard boxes and stripper poles here) and wharrgarbl!!1! Electric Monk May 2015 #1

But we knew about it already! BrotherIvan May 2015 #2

I Dunno... Apparently We Had Some Legal Eagles Telling Us Otherwise... WillyT May 2015 #27

All these accusations are nonsense. Until the truth is revealed. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #43

You mean sensible woodchucks, right? n/t eridani May 2015 #62

Feel better when the programs are eliminated..... daleanime May 2015 #3

Not gonna happen mindwalker_i May 2015 #16

great week for freedom. nashville_brook May 2015 #4

NSA spying is illegal? Then let's make it law, say Republicans n2doc May 2015 #5

Obama already pushed to "legalize" BushCo's illegal activity. cui bono May 2015 #65

Spy chief had 'forgotten' about NSA program when he misled Congress n2doc May 2015 #6

Yeah, "he forgot", and I own a bridge in Brooklyn. n/t Exilednight May 2015 #11

I thought that he already had made a different excuse that implied the lie was a choice.... xocet May 2015 #17

Leave Clapper alone, he's just a patriot who is under pressure to do the job Bush sabrina 1 May 2015 #40

Yes, he's just up there standing a post on the wall of freedom... xocet May 2015 #61

Clapper should be in jail. BeanMusical May 2015 #22

+1 MrMickeysMom May 2015 #59

mistakes happen. but people who aren't lying correct the record. unblock May 2015 #26

A great day for freedom seveneyes May 2015 #7

+1! Oh, baby! Enthusiast May 2015 #33

And my own "sweetness of being correct" - remember that utter bullshit about how the NSA was NOT djean111 May 2015 #8

I Remember... WillyT May 2015 #15

Lies give cover n2doc May 2015 #31

"Lies provide uncertainty." True. And that fosters disunity, and the inability to coalesce GoneFishin May 2015 #102

SOMEBODY was wrong. pa28 May 2015 #9

ROFLMAO !!! WillyT May 2015 #12

Yeah that's right. It's a callout. pa28 May 2015 #25

I just scared the dog LOL! Octafish May 2015 #35

Woodchuck cider for everyone! n/t hootinholler May 2015 #37

epic. KG May 2015 #42

DURec bvar22 May 2015 #69

I don't think this decision will change anything HeiressofBickworth May 2015 #10

Count on it. silverweb May 2015 #13

It Changes ONE Thing... We Now Have The Courts On Our Side... WillyT May 2015 #14

not for long, if the democrats do not win in 2016. rw will stack more. they already have states seabeyond May 2015 #54

we let this ship sail, when we saw bush implement, flagrantly breaking law. and america said nothin seabeyond May 2015 #53

Wrong. OnyxCollie May 2015 #105

More vindication for Snowden ... (sorry, haters) nikto May 2015 #18

Good. 840high May 2015 #19

Agreed, but.... MaggieD May 2015 #20

Where are the Snowden haters? LOL. This is perfect! nt Logical May 2015 #21

Big Kick & R! BeanMusical May 2015 #23

It comes as an inconvenient truth challenging our resident security concern agents. No reasonable whereisjustice May 2015 #24

Or... The Silence Of The Clams... Er, Claims... WillyT May 2015 #28

really looking all over the fuckin' place to see were the crow is. nt seabeyond May 2015 #51

K&R liberal_at_heart May 2015 #29

duh. but i knew this back when it started UNDER BUSH. pansypoo53219 May 2015 #30

yes. see, i am working my way up the thread, to see what the party is about, lol seabeyond May 2015 #49

Could you prove it? OnyxCollie May 2015 #106

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast May 2015 #32

Well, the Two Vs are Validation and Vindication... malthaussen May 2015 #34

interesting. and the stroking of ego? what is the necessity in that? nt seabeyond May 2015 #48

Helps bolster self-confidence, I reckon. malthaussen May 2015 #52

lmFao. i love you. you are fun..... nt seabeyond May 2015 #57

If it is illegal, does that mean they can't do it and what will they do with all the midnight May 2015 #36

Did you read nothing in the other threads about this? randome May 2015 #38

thanks. i walked into a victory party, .... looking around in a wtf. looking for, oh, the facts seabeyond May 2015 #47

Yay! Super NSA Defender Man to the rescue LondonReign2 May 2015 #100

Couldn't care less about the NSA or the metadata collection. randome May 2015 #101

You've spent 8,000 posts defending the NSA LondonReign2 May 2015 #109

Shows some DUers are pretty brave. Octafish May 2015 #39

That judge is obviously an emoprog snowglennian poopiehead! n/t QC May 2015 #41

Wait - I thought the courts were ineffective in this country treestar May 2015 #44

they way someone can twist something so very simple, to achieve a mythical victory is astounding. nt seabeyond May 2015 #46

wtf? are a certain some of you patting yourself on the back in cheer and glory and victory, about? seabeyond May 2015 #45

It's more important to be right than it is to be accurate, don't you know? randome May 2015 #50

i couldnt do the drama sniping of the snowden issue. but seems to be with that. i have fox news rw seabeyond May 2015 #56

Yes, and it was illegal in 2003/2004, then Obama pushed to make BushCo's programs 'legal' cui bono May 2015 #66

obama did not push it. buscho and the congress did before he left office. obama may have extended seabeyond May 2015 #67

One man's "extending and reinforcing"... bvar22 May 2015 #70

the LAW was passed by bushco. which is what i addressed. nt seabeyond May 2015 #71

He pushed to extend it and he expanded it. See my other post. n/t cui bono May 2015 #82

as i too acknowledged. that is not what i addressed with your post that was incorrect. seabeyond May 2015 #85

I quoted your EXACT words. bvar22 May 2015 #84

WHO made the law legal? that is what i adddressed. bush made it legal. i do not change seabeyond May 2015 #86

If I misrememberd that, then thanks for the correction. Obama voted to make it legal. cui bono May 2015 #92

Then you will have to link to the post where I said that Obama started the Surveillance State. bvar22 May 2015 #96

By what mechanism AgingAmerican May 2015 #73

obama did not push to make legal. it was pushed to be made legal in bushco time. seabeyond May 2015 #75

Did he not 'push' to keep it legal? AgingAmerican May 2015 #76

which is what i stated. but see, i read a person words. they say that obama made it legal. WRONG. seabeyond May 2015 #77

Word gymnastics AgingAmerican May 2015 #79

for you and others, hell ya, you are pretzeling. bush made it legal, not obama. nt seabeyond May 2015 #87

Obama did too. He voted for it. cui bono May 2015 #94

i htought you were saying obama did it in his presidency which is what fox says. bush's law, seabeyond May 2015 #95

illegal in 2003/2004, then Obama pushed to make BushCo's programs 'legal' seabeyond May 2015 #78

If I misrememberd that, then thanks for the correction. Obama voted to make it legal. cui bono May 2015 #89

Obama absolutely pushed to legalize the illegal BushCo activities. cui bono May 2015 #80

BUSH made it legal. obama extended it. how can you in good conscious ignore who made this legal? seabeyond May 2015 #88

I'm looking for the links I'm remembering reading... cui bono May 2015 #91

Wait....What? bvar22 May 2015 #81

yes. as do many rw'ers. when bush did it they ignored. when obama extended the law in place, seabeyond May 2015 #90

Liberals support Snowden. cui bono May 2015 #93

As soon as President Obama made the decision to "extend & reinforce" these programs, bvar22 May 2015 #97

. Katashi_itto May 2015 #55

wtf? you guys are hitting bottom dude. cant EVER reply to what i post. used all your powder? seabeyond May 2015 #58

"Cache?" Wtf are you talking about? Katashi_itto May 2015 #63

Obama looks bad. OnyxCollie May 2015 #107

True Katashi_itto May 2015 #108

Especially the posts about "where are the authoritarians now?" treestar May 2015 #64

K&R nt raouldukelives May 2015 #60

yeah, So Snowden broke the law. bahrbearian May 2015 #68

In light of this, Snowden should be pardoned, not prosecuted. AtomicKitten May 2015 #72

+1,000 n/t malaise May 2015 #103

This is a good day for our Democracy! bvar22 May 2015 #74

Careful! You will piss off the King of DU with that kinda stuff! Rex May 2015 #83

This will only piss off people who love Spy vs Spy err uhm Spy vs Citizens. L0oniX May 2015 #98

We already knew we were right. True Blue Door May 2015 #99

Don't Worry - The Snowden Denigration League Will Materialize Shortly cantbeserious May 2015 #104