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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Man, you're fast. I wasn't even finished editing the post before you responded.
You are correct, the post lists that part as being from an NBC report.
So, my thoughts haven't really changed.
This is Deja Vu all over again for me as they say.
The administrations appears to me to be circling the wagons.
Who knows how much the leaders of the Senate were really told post-9/11 about this?
In my opinion, this is an abuse of power by an administration that is masterful at that abuse and rationalization thereof.
If you don't think so, then we simply disagree.
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I think that congressmen knew just as it stated in the Times report. I think that there is a system of checks and balances that allows for the proper legislation to go through. So yes, it does bother me but I don't think it's one person like you do.
The other aspect is that I worked with a couple former CIA guys who told me that no matter what, the NSA acts as a large global information vacuum. Whether or not we know it, I would think that all the emails and phone calls ever made have been sucked into that vacuum. They probably concentrate on certain emails and calls after leads come up. This coupled with the fact that it's not hard to get warrants for wire taps in the intelligence courts since 9/11 means there are 2 different problems. I may not like it, but I don't think it's possible to change it.
-Rudey
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