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In reply to the discussion: Why Edward Snowden Is a Hero [View all]ucrdem
(15,512 posts)46. A hero to the CATO Institute, sure.
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You should educate yourself. The data is phone numbers. There is no fucking communication.
bluestate10
Jun 2013
#43
Not True - In fact every-time this issue is brought before the courts it gets thrown out
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#20
lol - from 1979, about 1 persons phone, please do not waste peoples time with this
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#22
You can LOL all you want. But you're looking at the legal scholar definition of why metadata
JaneyVee
Jun 2013
#23
this is about more than just meta data, this is about harvesting and storing ALL comm
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#24
Well let's hope so, so far they have vigorously avoided the question but Sonwden also revealed names
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#27
Is Edward Snowden A Traitor? - If He Is, So Was Daniel Ellsberg. - Slate
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#34
He is not a hero, I was aware the data was being collected. He is a thief for stealing information
Thinkingabout
Jun 2013
#32
You're too late, he's already been found to be a liar, a traitor, and a fugitive on the run.
Major Hogwash
Jun 2013
#37
I think it takes a hero to stand up against a trillion dollar machine that protects capital, kills
Catherina
Jun 2013
#39
A person makes vague allusions to abuses, without giving one example of abuse.
bluestate10
Jun 2013
#41