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In reply to the discussion: This is Greenwald's debunk of his support for the Iraq war? [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)97. LOL!
"so you cannot answer the question? interesting."
Did you read the part where I'm opposed to illegal spying? I'm opposed to illegal spying. I'm also opposed to distortions of what is actually taking place.
I mean, I guess you can't accept my opinion of the situation, but I'm clear about it.
There is no Obama policy of spying on everyone and no domestic spying
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022971026
I'm not anti-NSA.
I don't think the Church Committee recommendations should be abandoned.
Introduced in the Senate as S. 1566 by Edward Kennedy (DMA) on May 18, 1977
Committee consideration by: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Committee on the Judiciary
Passed the Senate on March 20, 1978 (95-1)
Passed the House on September 7, 1978 (246-128)
Reported by the joint conference committee on October 5, 1978; agreed to by the Senate on October 9, 1978 (Without objection) and by the House on October 12, 1978 (226-176)
Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 25, 1978
Committee consideration by: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Committee on the Judiciary
Passed the Senate on March 20, 1978 (95-1)
Passed the House on September 7, 1978 (246-128)
Reported by the joint conference committee on October 5, 1978; agreed to by the Senate on October 9, 1978 (Without objection) and by the House on October 12, 1978 (226-176)
Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 25, 1978
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was introduced on May 18, 1977, by Senator Ted Kennedy and was signed into law by President Carter in 1978. The bill was cosponsored by nine Senators: Birch Bayh, James O. Eastland, Jake Garn, Walter Huddleston, Daniel Inouye, Charles Mathias, John L. McClellan, Gaylord Nelson, and Strom Thurmond.
The FISA resulted from extensive investigations by Senate Committees into the legality of domestic intelligence activities. These investigations were led separately by Sam Ervin and Frank Church in 1978 as a response to President Richard Nixons usage of federal resources to spy on political and activist groups, which violates the Fourth Amendment.[4] The act was created to provide Judicial and congressional oversight of the government's covert surveillance activities of foreign entities and individuals in the United States, while maintaining the secrecy needed to protect national security. It allowed surveillance, without court order, within the United States for up to one year unless the "surveillance will acquire the contents of any communication to which a United States person is a party". If a United States person is involved, judicial authorization was required within 72 hours after surveillance begins.
The FISA resulted from extensive investigations by Senate Committees into the legality of domestic intelligence activities. These investigations were led separately by Sam Ervin and Frank Church in 1978 as a response to President Richard Nixons usage of federal resources to spy on political and activist groups, which violates the Fourth Amendment.[4] The act was created to provide Judicial and congressional oversight of the government's covert surveillance activities of foreign entities and individuals in the United States, while maintaining the secrecy needed to protect national security. It allowed surveillance, without court order, within the United States for up to one year unless the "surveillance will acquire the contents of any communication to which a United States person is a party". If a United States person is involved, judicial authorization was required within 72 hours after surveillance begins.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
If the Patriot Act is repealed, should the secret FISA Court be abolished?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022999502
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Translation: I was for it before I was against it and I was absolutely NEVER for it.
ucrdem
Jun 2013
#1
Kind of like, "I never took a dime from CATO and I made much more money working for the ACLU."
ucrdem
Jun 2013
#3
Yeah, about those phone calls.. You're still in the ignorant hole you've always been in. nm
Cha
Jun 2013
#183
So you're questioning Greenwald for doing exactly what the Democratic party did?
burnodo
Jun 2013
#7
Gee Gee's problem isn't that he was hornswaggled, it's that he denigrates others who were
MADem
Jun 2013
#45
Attacking the messenger, again with distortions of his actual positions, because you don't like MSG
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#8
That is all you ever got... lame, childish 'mock' to try and shut down discussion
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#50
I disagree. Trying to claim that he supports, Bush, the Iraq war, the Carlye group, is deciteful
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#101
Indeed...the hypocrite who is flinging shit here is Greenwald. That's what's bugging some!
MADem
Jun 2013
#55
Do you oppose the mass surveillance of ordinary people by government agencies?
Warren Stupidity
Jun 2013
#79
So your position is that nothing like a massive surveillance of the American people
Warren Stupidity
Jun 2013
#146
Some of my confusion has to do with certain ambiguities in your replies.
Warren Stupidity
Jun 2013
#172
So you are refusing to answer this simple question in order to keep your thread kicked?
Warren Stupidity
Jun 2013
#178
No actually in that post she claimed there was no massive domestic surveillance
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2013
#191
Here's my favorite GREENWALDism from the same link, which I will use on his fans who call names
UTUSN
Jun 2013
#83
jesus christ prosense half the clowns in this admin you adore supported the iraq war. nt
boilerbabe
Jun 2013
#134
Greenwald, through his early support for Bush as many Americans were after 9/11, did less
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2013
#159
Glenn "The Lyin Libertarian" Greedwald praised the Citizens United decision...
Galraedia
Jun 2013
#162