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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublican National Committee Denounces NSA Spying, Calls For Special Congressional Investigation
Jon WardPosted: 01/24/2014 12:03 pm EST
WASHINGTON -- The Republican National Committee passed a resolution at its winter meeting Friday, denouncing domestic electronic surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency and calling on Republicans to seek a special investigative committee in Congress.
The RNC resolution advises Republican lawmakers to call for a special committee that could "reveal" the extent of the NSA's spying and "hold accountable those public officials who are found to be responsible for this unconstitutional surveillance."
The resolution also calls on Republicans to seek to "amend Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act, the state secrets privilege, and the FISA Amendments Act to make it clear that blanket surveillance of the Internet activity, phone records and correspondence -- electronic, physical, and otherwise -- of any person residing in the U.S. is prohibited by law and that violations can be reviewed in adversarial proceedings before a public court."
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden last year leaked documents revealing that the NSA was engaging in broad-scale spying on American citizens via secretly authorized programs that allowed the collection of phone metadata and information shared via the Internet. Judges have found the spying both constitutional and unconstitutional.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/24/rnc-denounces-nsa-spying_n_4659634.html
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Republican National Committee Denounces NSA Spying, Calls For Special Congressional Investigation (Original Post)
Cali_Democrat
Jan 2014
OP
Yes. I am total agreement with the RNC's position. Let us just do a forensic investigation of the
silvershadow
Jan 2014
#5
I'm sure Issa will lead the congressional investigation for the GOPers. nt
Cali_Democrat
Jan 2014
#3
Does this qualify as cannibalism? This does back further than BHO, that's for damn sure. The roots
silvershadow
Jan 2014
#6
Berlum
(7,044 posts)1. "It's OK that we started it. And it's OK when we do it." - Repubbies (R)
"But Obama is Black (and White). And a Democrat. And a socialist. Smirk. So now, at least for a while, it's some truly evil shit, and stuff. Smirk. Sneer. But naturally, IOKIYAR." - Repubbies (R)
Funny how that works.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)5. Yes. I am total agreement with the RNC's position. Let us just do a forensic investigation of the
facts. This should be fun. I give this two thumbs up.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)2. putting the RNC at odds with the congressional GOP leadership
will the media allow the GOP to take credit for opposing the NSA, while the elected GOP politicians still back the NSA?
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)3. I'm sure Issa will lead the congressional investigation for the GOPers. nt
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)6. Does this qualify as cannibalism? This does back further than BHO, that's for damn sure. The roots
are within their party, that's for sure too. They should just Bush and Cheney for their notes.