RNC condemns NSA spying in huge turnaround

[Maedhros]

63. I don't trust those 22 NSA employees, since they will be the James Clappers of the organization.

Any any one of those 22 employees can abuse their access to provide political favors for powerful patrons.

Looking up phone numbers of terrorist collaborators will get you the number of a disposable burner phone. Even stupid petty criminals know not to use a device that can trace back to them. All the billions and billions of dollars being funneled toward these programs is actively taking money away from programs that could do some real good - infrastructure repair, energy assistance, food stamps, and health care, to name a few.

Support of the NSA is unconscionable from a Progressive point-of-view. It is illegal (http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/23/politics/nsa-telephone-records-privacy/) and does nothing to protect us from terrorist attack (http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/20/21975158-nsa-program-stopped-no-terror-attacks-says-white-house-panel-member?lite). Allowing the government to continue pouring billions and billions of dollars into an ineffective, illegal program is antithetical to Progressive values.

So I guess it would make no difference to me, either, if I did not hold Progressive values.