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malaise

(296,555 posts) Sat May 23, 2015, 05:09 PM May 2015

Please explain the silence??? “We did not file an application for reauthorization,” [View all]

an administration official confirmed to the Guardian on Saturday.

The administration decision ensures that beginning at 5pm ET on 1 June, for the first time since October 2001 the NSA will no longer collect en masse Americans’ phone records.

It represents a quiet, unceremonious end to the most domestically acrimonious NSA program revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, in a June 2013 exposé in the Guardian – effectively preempting a bid by GOP leader Mitch McConnell to retain it. But McConnell and other Senate Republicans intend to continue their fight to preserve both that program and other broad surveillance powers under the Patriot Act.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/23/nsa-bulk-phone-records-collection-usa-freedom-act-senate

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Isn't this a major win for privacy rights?

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Please explain the silence??? “We did not file an application for reauthorization,” [View all] malaise May 2015 OP

I am extremely hesitant to believe the NSA would just stop. I will just assume they will be djean111 May 2015 #1

^^^^ This ^^^^ dballance May 2015 #2

yeah, something is going on nt grasswire May 2015 #3

I assume it was plann, but the Hpuse left or te weekend before napi21 May 2015 #4

But but but, OBAMA DIDN'T GIVE ME MY PONY!!!!! MohRokTah May 2015 #5

Obama got himself a whole herd of ponies. What are you referring to, anyway? djean111 May 2015 #6

I saw that but I'm not going to celebrate till I know it's really over and done. Autumn May 2015 #7

Sorry, I don't have an answer, but sadoldgirl May 2015 #8

Or private corporations will do it and sell the info highly priced to the nsa. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #9

Here's the caveat, it doesn't end foreign spying, and in today's current Exilednight May 2015 #10

Usually not really. It does not cost the telcos must to transport on their own LiberalArkie May 2015 #21

In the old days that was true. But in today's Exilednight May 2015 #25

I have no doubt they'll still do it anyway. CharlotteVale May 2015 #11

malaise, I'm reading that the Senate is to reconvene Sun May 31st to try again... nenagh May 2015 #12

Neither are the vast majority of Americans. EEO May 2015 #13

How does a bill become a law? Cal Carpenter May 2015 #19

When this kind of thing happened in the past they would re-name the program, Ford_Prefect May 2015 #14

We're waiting to see if it's the old shell game, or the Lucy football trick. NBachers May 2015 #15

The explination is.. PosterChild May 2015 #16

Looks like the Executive branch is merely following the orders malaise May 2015 #17

If you are referring to the recent ruling . .. PosterChild May 2015 #20

Good point given the sunset expiry malaise May 2015 #22

I'm speaking from memory and.. PosterChild May 2015 #27

Well its just silly maindawg May 2015 #18

You mean this? 47of74 May 2015 #24

It sounds like a major win for privacy... truebrit71 May 2015 #23

nobody who cares buys it Man from Pickens May 2015 #26

well yes and no... PosterChild May 2015 #28

As Ron Wyden explained Man from Pickens May 2015 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author PosterChild May 2015 #31

Here's a chronology . .. PosterChild May 2015 #33

New and Improved! BrotherIvan May 2015 #29

Good nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #32