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In reply to the discussion: What is it you want to see happen with the NSA? [View all]Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)28. Well, there is that. Perhaps a dismantle and complete rebuild is order.
Instead of the cobbled together "war on terror", "cold war", "international diplomacy", "espionage", "OSI", "CIA", "Local Police", "FBI", chimera we have now?
We ALL seem to want the same thing to one degree or another. But there are a few of us who would like to know how we are going to get everyone to the table to put something that satisfies personal liberty without putting ourselves into a position where everyone is jumping through hoops to collate and access information.
I think part of the problem is going to be finding the middle ground between "everything is up for grabs by all agencies" and "we must have a specific warrant by a judge to look at anything".
We don't live in 1776 anymore, but we also don't want to live in 1984.
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How? Would you make a database to see who might be exploiting our resources unfairly?
Liberal Veteran
Jun 2013
#2
If you've been in contact with a terrorist, I think they should be able to get a warrant to look
dkf
Jun 2013
#10
As I recall, on this very board, most of us were arguing in favor of FISA when Bush...
Liberal Veteran
Jun 2013
#6
Actually Bush did not want to wait for FISA Court time frame for an answer, he wanted to make the
Thinkingabout
Jun 2013
#26
Exactly my point. And the majority here at least was against bypassing FISA.
Liberal Veteran
Jun 2013
#30
I want their activities scaled back to off-shore and direct military support only.
1-Old-Man
Jun 2013
#7
The depth and breadth of the topic warrants transparency on behalf of the NSA first...
Earth_First
Jun 2013
#16
Well, there is that. Perhaps a dismantle and complete rebuild is order.
Liberal Veteran
Jun 2013
#28
Contractors removed from the system entirely. Data held for only 5 years by telecom co's.
KittyWampus
Jun 2013
#17