"Predictive modeling of meta-data."
We thought about it for a long time,
and when we had thought about it long enough,
we declared war on the Union.
Posted on 06/13/2013 3:04:35 AM PDT by Kaslin
ETFOOM? Isn’t this whole thing about the fact that spy agencies are specifically prohibited from domestic spying, from spying on their own citizens?
Not you too, Barone...
Perhaps not illegal, but certainly unconstitutional. Gentility is irrelevant when my rights are under attack.
Only amongst low-information citizens.
Actually, its only about the Fourth Amendment. But that’s plenty enough.
Know these little Eichmann’s by their words! Barone is an embarrassment to all thinking Americans.
Yup, I thought this was just as "screwy" as when Zippy said he was sending the FBI over to investigate Benghazi.
Barone appears to be a plagiarizer too. He begins his article talking about a British government official refusing to read other peoples’ mail. He basically stole that account with its corresponding analysis from a book that talked about the history of the M16, British secret intelligence agency. Did Barone cite this book in the article?
of course
Excellent point
"Predictive modeling of meta-data."
We thought about it for a long time,
and when we had thought about it long enough,
we declared war on the Union.
Michael Barone may be correct as to the legality of this government data collection effort. But like Obama-care and the current immigration bill, the Patriot Act was a rush-job that was crammed thru Congress and has never received any real Constitutional challenges. So he & the Congressional leadership shouldn’t act all shocked when the public reacts negatively to the ham-handed way the Feds apply these powers.
I could easily see this scandal destroying what is left of the Republican Party. In the long run that might not be a bad thing. They don’t stand for much of anything at this point anyway.
The Dems may elect another president in a walk, but they may face a new political opposition party that could rapidly some of their safer voting blocs who are also concerned about Privacy. A political realignment is overdue in this country.
Mosques are excluded:
The core issue is that congress and several presidents have made egregious activity legal. Sure, it’s all legal, that’s the issue.
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If something is unconstitutional, it is by definition illegal, since the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
Stimson, who is quoted with citation in this article, worked for the US government.
You’re stretching the definition of plagiarism to a meaningless point.
The war going on now is domestic between the city consumers and the city-adverse producers. The wiretapping of citizen vs. citizen is intended to give the city dwellers the upper hand. And they need it because the producers can cut them off at any time. Wars are usually won by one side out-producing the other, and this war will be no contest.
If terrorists nuke NYC, LA, and Chicago, a strong argument could be made the USA would bounce back stronger than ever. Why are we destroying America in their name?
thanks Kaslin.
EXCLUSIVE: Stop-and-frisk lawsuit may lead to federal monitor for NYPD
NY Daily News | June 12, 2013 | JOHN MARZULLI , ROCCO PARASCANDOLA AND LARRY MCSHANE
Posted on 06/13/2013 12:41:43 AM PDT by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3030694/posts
Obama’s Snooping Excludes Mosques
IBD
Posted on 06/12/2013 10:54:33 PM PDT by chessplayer
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3030679/posts
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