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In reply to the discussion: Former Obama Official Agrees With Call For Snowden Clemency [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)36. You do know the NSA is forbidden from spying on citizens, right?
You do know that 4 levels of approval are required before the metadata can even be viewed, right?
Every law enforcement agency in the world has the capability of abusing its authority. The only thing that makes that less likely to happen are the laws and regulations we put into place.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Rules are made to be broken. Including this one.[/center][/font][hr]
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The international intelligence-gathering stuff he's revealing and shopping around
TwilightGardener
Jan 2014
#1
LOL--when he exposes our dealings with Norway regarding Russia, he's just doing it
TwilightGardener
Jan 2014
#5
Actually, most right wing nuts are cheering Snowden on (the rabble, not Congress)
TwilightGardener
Jan 2014
#61
Possibly. Hillary doesn't let out a sneeze without thinking about the politics of it.
TwilightGardener
Jan 2014
#7
NSA overreach can be addressed, in this country. But international intelligence methods
TwilightGardener
Jan 2014
#10
A lot of our cooperation in intelligence-gathering among other countries is going to suffer.
TwilightGardener
Jan 2014
#18
Some of us have the ability to assess leaked information without the psychological need to
TwilightGardener
Jan 2014
#32
Then why call Snowden a "dingbat" or "Special Ed?" You're the one resorting to name calling
riderinthestorm
Jan 2014
#47
Post 32 - you don't care about the personalities. You're so above that psychologically
riderinthestorm
Jan 2014
#68
You have trouble with the distinction between not liking people (and/or
TwilightGardener
Jan 2014
#69
National and international, and some international spying we shouldn't be doing
Penicilino
Jan 2014
#19
And Obama's black so Snowden must be a racist. At least that's what you said in the other thread.
last1standing
Jan 2014
#33
Trotting out the girlfriend thing again? LOL! Don't forget the boxes in his garage!
riderinthestorm
Jan 2014
#48
Soon there will be no one left but Clapper and Alexander to whisper in Obama's ear.
last1standing
Jan 2014
#27