Rand Paul announces suit against Obama administration over NSA [View all]

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Source: CNN Website

(CNN) – Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday he’s suing President Barack Obama and top national security officials over the government’s sweeping electronic surveillance program made public by intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.

The Kentucky Republican and the conservative group FreedomWorks are filing a class-action challenge against the government’s phone metadata collection effort, which stores the numbers and call times of phone calls.

“On behalf of myself, FreedomWorks and everyone in America that has a phone, we are filling suit against the President of the United States in defense of the Fourth Amendment,” Paul, a potential presidential contender, said at a news conference in Washington.

The suit also names National Intelligence Director James Clapper, outgoing NSA Director Keith Alexander, and FBI Director James Comey.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/12/rand-paul-announces-suit-against-obama-administration-over-nsa/

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Odd, since Paul the Randy is an NSA, as in Non-Serious Asshole.