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In reply to the discussion: The abuse of FISA, prosecuting whistleblowers, PRISM, kill lists. Guess what. It isn't about Obama [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)The world's reaction to this has pretty much been ho hum. Except here at DU where some are only too eager to see everything in terms of 'evil Obama'.
But it was -and is- a legal warrant.
And no, you do not get to steal documents then claim to be a whistleblower. Drake was one of those Bush Era trio you mentioned. His charges were finally dropped except for the one about stealing documents.
Whistleblower procedures are very clearly laid out. You can go to any member of Congress or the Inspector General and outline your case.
It is starting to look very likely that Snowden knew his resume was getting seen as the fake it was and so he made the decision to get as many documents as he could and leave the country.
Yes, the courts found the NSA had overstepped their authority in one case. That's how the system works. Are you saying on the basis of this, Snowden was justified in stealing documents and leaving the country?
You have a problem with the courts narrowing the NSA's reach?
The 'general warrant' has not been found to be unconstitutional, has it? It relates to phone metadata which is composed of records that are not your 'personal belongings' so the 4th Amendment does not apply.
No one has supported Snowden's ludicrous claims with a smidgen of evidence. The NSA is watching our thoughts form as we type. They are downloading the Internet on a daily basis. They have 'direct access' to the world's Internet providers, all of which say that claim is bullshit.
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