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Obama’s NSA announcements just the starting point
Associated Press ^ | Jan 15, 2014 8:04 PM EST | Stephen Braun and Julie Pace

Posted on 01/15/2014 8:36:41 PM PST by Olog-hai

President Barack Obama’s blueprint for overhauling the government’s sweeping surveillance program is just the starting point. The reality is few changes could happen quickly without unlikely agreements from a divided Congress and federal judges.

The most contentious debate probably will be over the future of the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of telephone records from millions of Americans. In his highly anticipated speech on Friday, Obama is expected to back the idea of changing the program. But he’ll leave the specifics to Congress, according to U.S. officials briefed on the White House review. …

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: impeachnow; nsa; obama; surveillancestate; yeswescan
Yeah right. This president leaves nothing to Congress if he can help it. Unless of course it’s to scapegoat Congress for something . . .
1 posted on 01/15/2014 8:36:41 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
how coincidental......this development..... just fell into my possession.....MOMENTS ago.....


2 posted on 01/15/2014 8:43:03 PM PST by MeshugeMikey (This Message NOT Approved By The N.S.A.)
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To: Olog-hai

Obama’s blueprint for overhauling the government’s sweeping surveillance program

IS THE SAME AS:

“Somebody has GOT to stop all this killing of chickens..!” —Colonel Sanders


3 posted on 01/15/2014 8:44:53 PM PST by gaijin
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To: Olog-hai
Somebody explain to me again what a bumbling idiot zero is.

NO one sees the powderkeg of faggot, broken life, broken marriage, scandals unravelling all around him and he has all the power positions on his side ???

4 posted on 01/15/2014 8:52:05 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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To: Olog-hai
Obama can do pretty much whatever he wants.

Are there meaningful Congressional checks on his actions? No.
Are there meaningful Supreme Court checks on his actions? No.
Are there meaningful press checks on his actions? No.

Boehner will cry in front of some cameras. And then Obama will get what he wants. But on the bright side, we all can say that we are living in the world's largest banana republic.

5 posted on 01/15/2014 8:52:19 PM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: knarf

VALKYRIE !!!!


6 posted on 01/15/2014 8:52:28 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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To: Olog-hai
In his highly anticipated speech on Friday...
Prolly oughta re-phrase that.
7 posted on 01/15/2014 9:02:35 PM PST by Bratch
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VALKYRIE !!!!

Careful, FRiend. Most of the participants in Valkyrie were lined up against a wall and shot, or worse. That's just the way fascists handle things.

8 posted on 01/15/2014 9:11:28 PM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: Leaning Right

He’s got a pen and he’s got a phone, don’t forget.


9 posted on 01/15/2014 9:11:44 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: MeshugeMikey

The pen and the phone are mightier than the sword and the shield, eh.


10 posted on 01/15/2014 9:12:23 PM PST by Olog-hai
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barry Seems to think so at the moment.

We can likely show him the errors of his ways however


11 posted on 01/15/2014 9:16:00 PM PST by MeshugeMikey (This Message NOT Approved By The N.S.A.)
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