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24. "That is a total negation of the constitutional provision

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 12:29 AM

Aug 2013

for three co-equal but separate branches of government.

That destroys the foundation of our Constitution. It has to stop."

Thank you. This simple observation is OP-worthy.

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NSA Collected Thousands of US Internet Communications Over 3 Years w/ No Terror Connection [View all] Hissyspit Aug 2013 OP

Yup we are not a free society anymore! gopiscrap Aug 2013 #1

are you joking? this is about the NSA reporting its own mistakes, a few thousand out of trillions uhnope Aug 2013 #15

They wouldn't have declassified without pressure due to Snowden leaks. limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #23

This is what they have admitted to Kelvin Mace Aug 2013 #17

But we had safegaurds... Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #2

but it's Obama watching over us and keeping us all safe and snowden sucks bowens43 Aug 2013 #3

But, but, but..... atreides1 Aug 2013 #4

Sounds like this is a huge underestimation when juxtaposed with the WSJ piece on 75% collection. dkf Aug 2013 #5

The prosecutions will begin any day now... OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #6

Here's the direct link - very short article. leveymg Aug 2013 #7

As early as 2004, I wrote "Power is more easily grabbed than it is relinquished.". . . Journeyman Aug 2013 #8

+ 1000 JDPriestly Aug 2013 #9

"That is a total negation of the constitutional provision woo me with science Aug 2013 #24

I heard once: "There's always a good reason to give up your freedoms." AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #20

I get about 120 emails per day... thousands? DontTreadOnMe Aug 2013 #10

If it wasn't inadvertent, then why did they report it to the court pnwmom Aug 2013 #11

Oh, that 4th Amendment stuff is just so "hair on fire!" villager Aug 2013 #12

We need a Pro to make Sense of this! Paulie Aug 2013 #13

let me try: This is the system working.The NSA reported on itself in 2011 to the FISA court uhnope Aug 2013 #16

Yes, because what I believe are self-reporting criminals Kelvin Mace Aug 2013 #18

the gov't is not a monolith; we don't sneer but we do question irrational misplaced freakouts uhnope Aug 2013 #19

I am a very rational person Kelvin Mace Aug 2013 #28

are you arguing you're rational or you're amazing wise prescient guy? uhnope Aug 2013 #29

I manage to track multiple issues at a time Kelvin Mace Aug 2013 #31

Two excellent posts there (#28 & #31) Nihil Aug 2013 #33

That report wa only on a couple of collection sites around Washington DC Paulie Aug 2013 #21

But it Keep me Free from dem' thar terraists!!!!@&%!$!*!((@!!& Daniel537 Aug 2013 #14

"The least untruthful answer." PSPS Aug 2013 #22

NSA threads/news is almost getting boring ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #25

Gestapo? Godwin again? Last I heard the gestapo did not self-audit and admit their mistakes... uhnope Aug 2013 #30

. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #26

OMG now they know I wished my sister happy birthday on skype and sent her some flowers 4bucksagallon Aug 2013 #27

It is all terribly amusing until this happens Kelvin Mace Aug 2013 #34

So 56,000 emails in a year ... there are over 200 billion emails in a day. JoePhilly Aug 2013 #32