Reply #64: Umm, NRA is not a government agency

[tburnsten]

so the statement of

" depriving them of their freedom to associate, freedom to assemble, freedom to have differing political opinions without being harassed. You don't find that the least bit troubling? "

doesn't really pan out. Private organizations can spy on other private organizations more or less all they want, unless someone's business is at stake because of it. Is it wrong? Yes. Is it illegal, or depriving them of freedoms? Absolutely not. Groups of volunteers and public advocacy groups probably all have people watching them closely, but that's ok, because their job and their goal is to get their messages out. Can't get your message out if you barricade yourself in a basement somewhere so the satellites can't read your thought waves can you?