[ElkGroveDan]

No wonder they were so eager to comply.

[ReaganGeneration2]

That’s fine, but since when does it matter that the Feds misspend Other People’s Money?

Congress will fund it anyway out of fear of maybe shutting down the government.

[thouworm]

Thanks for posting, JR. Freepers missed this one!

[Alas Babylon!]

The intelligence agency requires the Fisa court to sign annual "certifications" that provide the legal framework for surveillance operations.

See, right here in this statement is all that is wrong with the entire oversight of the court.

The Intelligence agency REQUIRES the court do something? Isn't that Ack-basswords?

Doesn't this imply that the NSA has the whip hand and the court's job is to step and fetch it?

So the court is essentially working for the agency it's supposed to be overseeing, all to make us little people believe the Constitution is being followed.

They're all Oath breakers then. When you raise your right hand and take an OATH to obey and protect the Constitution of the United States, that doesn't mean coming up with elaborate tricks to circumvent it, does it?

Amend the Constitution or your oath DEMANDS you obey it. If you cannot, quit your government job and resign your authority.

There is no other way for any man of honor.

[dayglored]

So now our tech companies are known and labeled as “PRISM PROVIDERS”. How wonderful. I swear it is tempting to return to two tin cans and a length of strong...

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

The last I knew , the issue of illegality / unConstitutionality is generally accompanied by a "cease and desist order"
In this instance , the NSA was allowed to continue it's illegal behavior until they developed a 'work-arround'.
It sorta like being pregnant : you either are , or you're not !
Obviously , neither NSA nor the secret Federal court can be trusted with our rights to privacy behind closed doors.

Since certification caused additional expense , where did that money come from ? ... and where did it go ?
Prior to Snowden's release of information to the Amercian public , the American people were ignorant of the extent of the NSA program
NSA was supposedly designed and funded for the purpose of FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE , not domestic data mining surviellance !!
President Obama wants Snowden charged with aiding the enemy ; that means according to the Fed that "we the people" are the enemy !!

[Understand the stimulus]

What hasnt been said is that OBAMA has made all this NSA information available to the FBI, DEA, HHS, IRS, SEC, Treasury Dept FINCEP, local and state police.and OTHERS here as well as OVERSEAS..and the surveillance of the american citizen is exactly what has been written about about the seizures of power...

Note that not one commentator has remarked how this information is being used in local, state and Federal aeizures, harassment,and political attacks...

Not one commentator has remarked that OBAMA could identify these measures to USE against political opponents ....i am shocked that the former Chairman of GOOGLE would be allowed to BUY all of OBAMA”s campaign data which may have ‘restraint of trade” side agreements that deny public information to political opponent parties and those running for office...

[null and void]

Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!

To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you must threaten to report me to the Mods if I don’t add you to the list...

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