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In reply to the discussion: Members of Congress Denied Access to Basic Information About NSA [View all]ConcernedCanuk
(13,509 posts)4. It is becoming obvious that elected officials do not control the USA
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Right from the President on down.
I do not blame the President, Congressmen, Senators and so on for not being able to effect improvements.
They are all under enormous pressure, both financially and with threat of physical harm.
Hoover ran the country for quite a while, then the Bushes who fomented financial control of the USA.
Hoover is gone, NSA is here now
Suggestion to Congress - can't get access?
Don't fund the NSA.
period.
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Deception, Misdirection And Obfuscation All Around - A House Of Political Mirrors
cantbeserious
Aug 2013
#2
Info denied to Grayson by a committee 'voice vote' that the ranking member didn't know about
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2013
#7
The same thing happened when Congress "approved" the so-called "Bill to go to War with Iraq" in 2002
Lugal Zaggesi
Aug 2013
#11
No member can be sent to prison for what they say on the floor of the House or Senate.
24601
Aug 2013
#45
Republicans are mainly ignorant nutjobs. But here's the 29 Democratic Senators dumb enough to vote
Lugal Zaggesi
Aug 2013
#43
Do we really need any more proof that the shadow government runs this country?
olddad56
Aug 2013
#35