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15. At the risk of appearing 'pro-NSA spying on citizens'...

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 11:02 AM

Nov 2013

The president has to be careful about how much he weakens the 'secret government' without coming under attack by the MSM (a wholly owned subsidiary of the MIC) as being soft on terra.

I don't like all of this surveillance either, but what's even scarier is how many low information voters (from both parties) are swayed by the MSM.

Look at how much damage has been caused by the rocky rollout of Obamacare by the MSM. Imagine how much he'd be skewered if a terrorist attack (Fox News or 60 minutes would invent one if necessary) succeeded after he weakened the surveillance state.

It's gonna take some time to deal with this. We have to be realistic about the politics surrounding the 'soft on terra' angle. It needs to come from congress.

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But Ed Snowden says it's all Obama's fault! baldguy Nov 2013 #1

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Read his entire message TBF Nov 2013 #5

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It's a classic straw man, but not at all well done, a good straw man appears to make sense. bemildred Nov 2013 #13

The tag meant that while the repugs TBF Nov 2013 #17

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It seems clear that the purpose of the order was to authorize something. bemildred Nov 2013 #9

From the article: crim son Nov 2013 #18

There is our old fucking bastard Reagan again liberal N proud Nov 2013 #3

Executive orders aren't law. Blanks Nov 2013 #7

And Obama could sign an christx30 Nov 2013 #10

At the risk of appearing 'pro-NSA spying on citizens'... Blanks Nov 2013 #15

But this proves either that a) terror has been around a very long time and/or JDPriestly Nov 2013 #22

The old saying 'absolute power corrupts absolutely' applies nolabels Nov 2013 #24

They aren't looking for anything specific... Blanks Nov 2013 #25

Even Constitutional Scholars have trouble figuring out the meaning of parts of the Constitution. RC Nov 2013 #12

Wording lawyers try to persuade the Supreme Court to interpret to favor the cause of their clients. JDPriestly Nov 2013 #23

Its not fun to blame Reagan liberal N proud Nov 2013 #14

Sure, started... Blanks Nov 2013 #16

I dunno - TBF Nov 2013 #19

I believe that Reagan was intelligent... Blanks Nov 2013 #21

John Hinckley changed all that jmowreader Nov 2013 #26

Yes it's quite possible that the guy TBF Nov 2013 #27

He was no jewel before then jmowreader Nov 2013 #28

+1 Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #20

Reagan - it figures. nt TBF Nov 2013 #6

Not really. westerebus Nov 2013 #8