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In reply to the discussion: Isn't it amusing to see all the Obama defenders ignoring the issue of mass surveillance? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)the law of the land since it so blatantly was the kind of law the FFs provided the people with tools to change. The best way to begin that process is for the American people to sue the US Government. Step one. We certainly cannot expect the SC, which is part of the problem, to side with the people. So it will have to begin with the people.
The ACLU has begun the process with their own suit. More will follow, Verizon customers will file class action suits (this happened the last time, but Congress saved them as I stated before) and hopefully during the process of all of these civil actions, the true nature of these anti-constitutional practices will be revealed.
Along with those steps, people are now rethinking their old patterns of voting. Eg, no longer will they be voting for someone just because they have a 'D' after their names. That 'D' will have to mean something.
It will be a long process, maybe years, but everything begins with a single step.
We were conned, by our own government. That is their fault, but if we don't try to fix it, it will be our fault.