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bvar22

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1. Well, Lets see what Senator Obama said about that in 2007:
Tue Aug 13, 2013, 09:39 PM
Aug 2013

*As a senator, Obama wanted to limit bulk records collection.

*As a senator, Obama wanted to require government analysts to get court approval before accessing incidentally collected American data.

*As a senator, Obama wanted the executive branch to report to Congress how many American communications had been swept up during surveillance.

*As a senator, Obama wanted to restrict the use of gag orders related to surveillance court orders.

*As a senator, Obama wanted the government to declassify significant surveillance court opinions.

*As a senator, Obama wanted the executive branch to report to Congress how many American communications had been swept up during surveillance.

*As a senator, Obama wanted to give the accused a chance to challenge government surveillance.

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http://www.propublica.org/article/the-surveillance-reforms-obama-supported-before-he-was-president



Well, lets see what Vice President Biden said about THAT in 2006:



My, my.
What the HELL happened to these guys?



You will know them by their [font size=3]WORKS,[/font]
not by their rhetoric, promises, or excuses.

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