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uponit7771

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34. Doesn't matter what lane they pick the NSA will never ever be able to meet the standard of HOF
Tue Aug 20, 2013, 12:28 PM
Aug 2013

...folk

Because Bush. n/t librechik Aug 2013 #1
Bush tried making it illegal to point out illegal FISA policies. Octafish Aug 2013 #10
Obama, being a Constitutional scholar Aerows Aug 2013 #32
Bush didn't like people reporting his administration's illegal activities, but Obama's admin has hughee99 Aug 2013 #62
That's all okay Aerows Aug 2013 #63
There is something striking about that specific contrast. Octafish Aug 2013 #102
You think he suceeded!! nt Progressive dog Aug 2013 #98
Apparently. He's not in jail, nor are his warmonger cronies. Octafish Aug 2013 #99
But that's not what you were claiming he was doing. Progressive dog Aug 2013 #100
Help me understand what you are talking about, then. Octafish Aug 2013 #104
Just go back and read your posts, Progressive dog Aug 2013 #106
''Money trumps peace.'' -- George Walker Bush*, ''president'' of the United States, Feb. 14, 2007 Octafish Aug 2013 #111
The issue back then was warrantless wiretapping. And many of us demanded we go back to FISA. stevenleser Aug 2013 #2
You forgot the sarcasm tag... villager Aug 2013 #3
You forgot the sarcasm tag when you just attacked Kennedy and Carter's law. stevenleser Aug 2013 #4
+1 Thank You dennis4868 Aug 2013 #6
I'm sure you'd acknowledge that things have changed quite a bit since the PATRIOT Act. EOTE Aug 2013 #8
+1 Thank you nt villager Aug 2013 #16
Probably not, for this particular person Aerows Aug 2013 #36
What a shame. EOTE Aug 2013 #41
To throw 1st Amendment rights to the wolves Aerows Aug 2013 #43
Jury result. Aerows Aug 2013 #107
So the FISA Act from 1977 is Kennedy's law? villager Aug 2013 #13
Google is your friend stevenleser Aug 2013 #15
So are non-hasty replies villager Aug 2013 #17
Prior to FISA the executive's surveillance power was inherent and unchecked Recursion Aug 2013 #119
The Church Committee and FISA (Bill Moyers) Octafish Aug 2013 #126
A law that is unconstitutional, has not worked and needs to be repealed. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #20
A law that has been upheld dozens of times in appeals courts you mean? nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #50
Have they approved the current interpretation? lark Aug 2013 #65
Have they struck down the current interpretation? nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #69
nice. Eko Aug 2013 #129
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2013 #30
Weak, man. Really weak. MNBrewer Aug 2013 #39
I explained all that when I covered it. Not knowing the facts and history and commenting? Thats weak stevenleser Aug 2013 #64
THE FISA COURT IS A RUBBER STAMP MNBrewer Aug 2013 #76
Oh, CAPS, well why didn't you use CAPS to begin with? That changes everything. stevenleser Aug 2013 #87
Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #96
Since you offer no knowledge at all, I'll assume you are projecting. Besides... stevenleser Aug 2013 #110
I can't believe the vile shit slung at you by some DUers. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #132
I think it's an expression of their feelings of powerlessness and lack of a voice stevenleser Aug 2013 #134
You're a good egg, Steve. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #135
And of course your blog is the last word on this subject. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #97
Glad I could be of assistance. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #108
+1 Thank you. nt snappyturtle Aug 2013 #5
No, he's serious. Aerows Aug 2013 #35
I don't know. Kinda sad, really. villager Aug 2013 #37
"This is the Central Scrutinizer, all subsequent critical thinking is now banned." Enthusiast Aug 2013 #89
No Eko Aug 2013 #130
J. Edgar Hoover with Supercomputers Octafish Aug 2013 #21
SCREW FACTS!!! /sarcasm <---- cause this is needed here uponit7771 Aug 2013 #29
No offense Aerows Aug 2013 #42
REALLY!?! How is agreeing with a post with sarcasm (now noted) shouting neener neener!? uponit7771 Aug 2013 #48
Objection noted n/t Aerows Aug 2013 #52
Yes the pre-Patriot Act FISA. Do you support Obama's use of the Patriot Act? rhett o rick Aug 2013 #44
BUT there was NO teevee gnews HUGH & CRY! no stirring of the sheeples fears as now. pansypoo53219 Aug 2013 #46
Nope. bvar22 Aug 2013 #71
You should post that clip as an OP. It pretty much says it all. dawg Aug 2013 #80
Because... dennis4868 Aug 2013 #7
The great DUer bobthedrummer did the job back in 2003... Octafish Aug 2013 #25
"Conspiracy Theorists"?? Wilms Aug 2013 #9
CT is a pejorative term over used by those that blindly follow their leaders. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #45
I think that was sarcasm Aerows Aug 2013 #53
I recognized the sarcasm. Just saw an opportunity to put in my two rhett o rick Aug 2013 #78
LOL! n/t Aerows Aug 2013 #92
I really should consider the sarcasm tag. Wilms Aug 2013 #90
No it's cool. I got it and I am usually the one that doesnt. See post #78 above. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #103
The story officially starts in 1981... Octafish Aug 2013 #86
Why do I find myself bookmarking ALL your threads? Thanks, so much for the history and perspective. chimpymustgo Aug 2013 #113
Well,the hair on fire crowd needs some kind of justification for not caring until now. railsback Aug 2013 #11
Before Obama tripled the amount of oversight? pnwmom Aug 2013 #12
Snowden provided the evidence for that Recursion Aug 2013 #120
Thanks for explaining. I had misunderstood "oversight" to mean "surveillance." pnwmom Aug 2013 #121
Gotcha. "Oversight" is one of those weird words that means its own opposite Recursion Aug 2013 #123
With over 2000 abuses that they are admitting. Savannahmann Aug 2013 #14
So which is it, there are no audits/oversight or there is? Pick a lane. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #28
Doesn't matter what lane they pick the NSA will never ever be able to meet the standard of HOF uponit7771 Aug 2013 #34
There are oversights Aerows Aug 2013 #58
----asdlkfae'ek##--- oops, mistypedd… crap.. mispelled… darn railsback Aug 2013 #51
Boston Marathon Aerows Aug 2013 #60
Oh, I thought the U.S. was spying on EVERYBODY railsback Aug 2013 #93
Tripled the oversight - that's a lie Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #18
4 X 0 = 0 rhett o rick Aug 2013 #22
Oversight now-a-days means to fly a drone over the site and take pictures. RC Aug 2013 #82
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2013 #31
Let's talk about this "triple oversight". Looks to me like there is zero oversight. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #40
It will never be enough railsback Aug 2013 #49
Snort.... blackspade Aug 2013 #59
Stop laughing. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #91
Yeah, kills the Greenwald action movie coming out railsback Aug 2013 #95
Because there was still hope that a government headed by Cerridwen Aug 2013 #19
The treatment afforded RFK, Jr. made me wonder if this was Parallel Hell Hole Bus Stop No. 9. Octafish Aug 2013 #88
Remember them? Hell, I are one 'o them. Cerridwen Aug 2013 #94
K&R! Octafish, rockin' the spot since forever! n/t Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #23
Others have changed their mind and now think it's peachy. hootinholler Aug 2013 #24
Tip of the iceberg. JEB Aug 2013 #26
K&R. The excuses and deflections never stop. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #27
Deja DU: Are ALL COMMUNICATIONS routed overseas to circumvent US law and the Constitution? Coyotl Aug 2013 #33
WE DID ..... Triana Aug 2013 #38
This is all a part of the "Its not real" propaganda campaign. bvar22 Aug 2013 #77
Many of us fought for our fourth Amendment rights then as now. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #47
Dont'cha know once Obama got in all of the Republicans in charge at the NSA were transformed,... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #57
kick for truth... Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #54
I was posting Glenn Greenwald's columns about it back in the day ... meegbear Aug 2013 #55
I knew it was a threat the moment I saw the movie Sneakers PatrynXX Aug 2013 #56
Truth! k&r Little Star Aug 2013 #61
Because The Black Tax is in full effect. Has been since the guy raised Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #66
Thanks for this! I thought it was just me (I'm a "conspiracy theorist" from way back). nt silvershadow Aug 2013 #67
2006 bigtree Aug 2013 #68
Thanks, bigtree! Great information, yours. Octafish Aug 2013 #127
Probably they did not have such Helen Borg Aug 2013 #70
because it's being pushed by the right wing after being started by haters/clowns S.&G. ...nt uhnope Aug 2013 #72
Yes it CAN Happen Here – The Impending Death of American Democracy Octafish Aug 2013 #115
finally we go Godwin with this NSA panic. uhnope Aug 2013 #116
The hell with Godwin. Nothing funny about the NAZI influence on America's secret government. Octafish Aug 2013 #122
Obama wasn't President and an easy target of DUers like he is today George II Aug 2013 #73
Sen. Obama warned about Patriot Act abuses. President Obama proved him right. Octafish Aug 2013 #124
An excellent bookmarkable answer, but the question is silly as hell. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #74
Well you have not changed Octafish zeemike Aug 2013 #75
Yes, many of us were called 'paranoid' especially after it was discovered that some Democrats sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #79
The Professional Paranoid Octafish Aug 2013 #83
Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #81
I remember, Octafish. Blue_In_AK Aug 2013 #84
WE expected this from THEM. nt ileus Aug 2013 #85
I notice something Octafish. Rex Aug 2013 #101
DU can be a Truth Machine Octafish Aug 2013 #105
Same here bro. Rex Aug 2013 #109
"Time Wasters" How accurate!!!!! n/t slipslidingaway Aug 2013 #118
New generation has turned up. Neoma Aug 2013 #112
Some sure did! robertpaulsen Aug 2013 #114
This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Aug 2013 #117
K&R. Yes indeed. Overseas Aug 2013 #125
Why not quarbis Aug 2013 #128
It was then (by some of us)..... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #131
because a democrat is in office and they know we will pile on..... spanone Aug 2013 #133
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