LOL!!! Republican Party Demands Investigation Into NSA Spying

[kpete]

Republican Party Demands Investigation Into NSA Spying


In the latest indication of a growing libertarian wing of the Republican party, the RNC "passed a resolution Friday calling for an investigation into the "gross infringement" of Americans' rights by National Security Agency programs that were revealed by Edward Snowden," Time reports.

The measure passed by an "overwhelming majority" by voice vote and declares "the mass collection and retention of personal data is in itself contrary to the right of privacy protected by the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/01/24/republican_party_demands_investigation_into_nsa_spying.html

[blm]

1. But, they insist the 'investigation' only go back to Jan 21, 2009, right?

.

[sakabatou]

2. How much did they care about this before 2009?

Naddah.

[kpete]

3. patriot act

crammed down our throats...

makes me fume



but peace,
kp

[zbdent]

5. Don't forget, when Bush43 (who?) did it, it was illegal

and the Repugs were saying "If you're not doing anything illegal, you have nothing to worry about." No calls for impeachment (or even investigation/slaps on the wrist) at the time the "small government" Repugs were in charge of everything.

Now it's more or less legal, albeit unethical (anyone say "Repug views on abortion?&quot , and they want Obama lynched (figuratively speaking) for it ...

[Fumesucker]

21. Rather like the Democrats (and much of DU, sadly) only cared about it *before* Jan 20, 2009

[Mojorabbit]

4. We should be out front on this. nt

[bemildred]

12. Yep. nt

[Aerows]

16. Yep

It's wrong and people on both the left and the right know it is wrong. Sitting around and trying to defend it is going to make the Democrats look bad.

[moondust]

6. We Built It!!!

[woo me with science]

7. So, how do Democrats respond?

Do we circle wagons around malignant, predatory policy, just because Republicans are claiming to oppose it now? Because that's how the corporate game is supposed to be played. That's how they keep the same predatory policies going from administration to administration, no matter which party is in power.

All Americans should oppose spying. It's well past time to stop letting them divide us. Their greatest fear is that Americans will stop hating the other team more than we care about this country, and unite as the 99 percent against what they are doing to us.

[Lebam in LA]

11. My response to my sister,

who told me at the onset of the NSA to sit down and shut up if I haven't done anything wrong. I sent her a copy of her email and told her to sit down and shut up

[Hassin Bin Sober]

15. I used to tell right-wingers "Wait till President 'Hitlery' was President" when they told me...

.... not to worry.

I had no idea it would be so much fun watching them freak out about a "Black Kenyan Socialist" running the show.

Note: Hitlery would be their term thrown back in their faces.

[Vattel]

19. Wow, I don't think this could be said any better than you just said it. Thx.

[librechik]

8. and limit the investigation to the last 5 years--cuz Obama (What else?)

even though Bush turned the program on back in 2001.

[2naSalit]

9. In some kind of convoluted and sick sort of way

this might actually make a difference...

NAW!

[Cha]

10. freaking assholes.. nothing else working for them, eh? thought

they'd jump on that bandwagon. Wah wah wah

Go back to bush-cheney see how that works for them.

[Scuba]

13. And the Democratic Party leaders allowed the Republicans to take the issue and use it ...

... to promote their own side.

I have to ask, are Democratic Party leaders working against us, or just incompetent?

[1awake]

14. It's hilarious and twisted... and would work for them in a big way

Unless Dem's get in front of this. It will resonate with many people regardless if it's bullshit or not. In my view, it should be the Dem's leading the charge on this.

[Vattel]

17. sad that Obama is on the wrong side of this.

[jsr]

18. No shit.

[riderinthestorm]

20. Big mistake to let the Rethugs get in front of this issue. Bummer

[Enthusiast]

23. Agree.

[Enthusiast]

22. Republicans can make this into a winning issue.

It doesn't matter if they are being disingenuous. The media is on their side. "Obama did it."