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randome

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3. Um, yeah, so? That's their job, you know, to monitor foreign communications.

Reply to peecoolyour (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2015, 01:53 PM

Jun 2015

And just because the NSA sought greater authority doesn't mean crap.

Just wait until Kim Jong Un gets wind of this, though!
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NEW SNOWDEN LEAKS: In mid-2012, the Obama administration expanded the NSA's powers with secret memos [View all] peecoolyour Jun 2015 OP

Our Constitutional Scholar strikes again villager Jun 2015 #1

K&R CharlotteVale Jun 2015 #12

that's exactly what the NSA should be doing. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #2

"the N.S.A. sought to target hackers even when it could not establish any links to foreign powers." peecoolyour Jun 2015 #4

meh, not like they were badges in cyberspace detailing their physical location geek tragedy Jun 2015 #5

Um, yeah, so? That's their job, you know, to monitor foreign communications. randome Jun 2015 #3

Foreign communications have included... Wilms Jun 2015 #7

They can get a fucking warrant. villager Jun 2015 #13

People claim to care about the Constitution, yet they defend this behavior. Maedhros Jun 2015 #6

The 4th Amendment is sooooooo inconvenient for government snoops. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2015 #8

We should just acknowledge that the National Security State truly rules the country. jalan48 Jun 2015 #9

The Age of Privacy is dead and gone! Cryptoad Jun 2015 #10

I hope the next leaker dumps all the dirt the spooks have collected on our representatives. nt peecoolyour Jun 2015 #11