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The NSA refuses to deny spying on members of Congress
Washington Post ^ | 1/4/2014 | BRIAN FUNG

Posted on 01/04/2014 7:50:37 PM PST by markomalley

"Has the NSA spied, or is the NSA currently spying, on members of Congress or other elected officials?"

That's the question Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) put to the National Security Agency's chief in a bluntly worded letter Friday. It seems, however, that the agency cannot categorically say no.

Sanders didn't use the word "spy" lightly. He was careful to define his terms, indicating he meant the collection of phone records from personal as well as official telephones, "content from Web sites visited or e-mails sent," and data that companies collect but don't release to the public.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: 0homocare; 0homospy; berniesanders; clapperiscrap; gogetthembernie; impeachnow; nsa; nsacongress; nsascandals; nsaspying; vermont
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To: Cementjungle

And there you have the last several years of our “representative”government.

imho


61 posted on 01/05/2014 10:49:38 PM PST by Therapsid (i)
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To: markomalley

Spying on a classroom full of third graders would be more productive.


62 posted on 01/06/2014 10:04:31 AM PST by Amish with an attitude
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To: Hardastarboard
To think I thought that show was 10 or 20 years ahead of its time.

I don't watch TV much, but when I came across that opening I immediately thought it was propaganda/conditioning — I think that was slightly before the Snowden reveal.

63 posted on 01/06/2014 10:25:42 AM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: Graewoulf
Who is the Chairman of the House Ethics Committee?

Probably a Republican, considering how firm they tend to stand.

64 posted on 01/06/2014 10:28:59 AM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: Lazamataz
....and every single employee of the agency blacklisted from working for government (Federal, State or Local), and ANY job related even tangentially to Information Technology, and ANY job involving Personally Identifying Information.

Hm, that might be agreeable; though I'd actually prefer that they were prosecuted under 18 USC 241 & 242 — both are felonies.

65 posted on 01/06/2014 11:40:47 AM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: tcrlaf

It’s sad but anyone in public office should know better than to send an email about anything these days. We are going to have to go back to the type writer and hand delivered notes. Fine with me.


66 posted on 01/06/2014 8:13:33 PM PST by dandiegirl
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To: MeshugeMikey

If BO knows everything about everyone, then why don’t we know everything about BO. Some do, I suppose, like the Russians.


67 posted on 01/06/2014 8:15:40 PM PST by dandiegirl
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To: dandiegirl

VERY GOOD QUESTION

Hes our elected leader? and an employee? and we dont know his work record?

That is preposterous!


68 posted on 01/06/2014 8:20:33 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ( a Safe..and Sane....2014 To All!)
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To: markomalley

NSA/FBI/IRS has files on every $inator, Congre$$it, and $upremes.

Which is why so many of the entrenched ones help Obama to foist ObamaCare on Americans and get by with murder in Benghazi.


69 posted on 01/07/2014 9:03:14 AM PST by Grampa Dave ( Obamacare is a Trinity of Lies! Obamaganda is failing 24/7/365! Obamaganda will fail 24/7/365!)
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To: xp38

“Person of Interest tv show opening voice over first few lines...

“You are being watched. The government has a secret system: a machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know, because I built it. I designed the machine to detect acts of terror, but it sees everything.

Then, the Inventor of the secret system in one show, noted, “Then came the social media, and no one really had to spy on America, just monitor the social media sites.”


70 posted on 01/07/2014 9:08:17 AM PST by Grampa Dave ( Obamacare is a Trinity of Lies! Obamaganda is failing 24/7/365! Obamaganda will fail 24/7/365!)
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To: All

Farakhani Ellison from Minnesota, or Baghdad Jim McDermott from Washngton state? If they kept it to people like that, I can see it, but I am afraid they wont...


71 posted on 01/08/2014 2:50:16 PM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“I know for a fact they’re spying on Peter Florick”

Of course, naming her unborn baby boy Peter is no guarantee that Peter Florrick is the papa. But it’s sure looking that way.

And now they are spying on me!


72 posted on 01/09/2014 9:10:54 PM PST by widdle_wabbit
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To: Mortrey

Someone said that the commies are running the USA, but they no longer call themselves commies. Gun control and spying on the sheep and others, are very important tools for tyranny.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2618022/posts


73 posted on 01/10/2014 8:41:03 AM PST by apoliticalone
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To: markomalley

There are elected Muslims and, far worse, Muslim supporters, infesting both houses.

And the White House.


74 posted on 01/13/2014 6:44:51 PM PST by GladesGuru
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