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Jean-Jacques Roussea

(475 posts) Thu Dec 15, 2016, 09:07 AM Dec 2016

Obama needs to introduce legislation restricting the NSA immediately [View all]

It's too dangerous to hand over to Trump. After he makes libel a criminal offence he'll be able to find every negative comment about him and arrest en masse. We only got over that Snowden stuff because Obama seemed so chill and unlikely to abuse it.

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Obama needs to introduce legislation restricting the NSA immediately [View all] Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 OP

Congress ends its session tomorrow and doesn't come back until the 3rd jberryhill Dec 2016 #1

Obama doesn't get to pass legislation. (nt) enough Dec 2016 #2

I'm afraid this is what we will see, taking names, IPs and making notes, plus, papers please. RKP5637 Dec 2016 #3

So...how exactly does Obama mean pass legislation, there, sports-fan? tritsofme Dec 2016 #4

introduce* Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #5

And Congress will pass it, right? Before Trump takes office, right? WillowTree Dec 2016 #6

They don't like Trump either Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #7