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  1. Agreed. Bad policies on both sides of the border.
  2. The Clever Way GOP Congressman Is Pushing Back After IRS Claims Lois Lerner Emails Were ?Erased by a Glitch? | TheBlaze.com
  3. I'll answer for him. The Chamber Of Commerce, National Right To Life, & The National Rifle Association Are Waging War On Conservatives | RedState
  4. Rand's response: Rand Paul to Hillary: Take your 'sad song' of financial difficulties to the American people Ouch.
  5. Yeah, they do care. Every politician who worries about reelection cares (which is all of them). It's one of the hottest issues in national politics. Why do you think the Obama Administration has had to actively defend these programs since the Snowden revelations? Significant public opposition from BOTH parties. A lot of people care and there are a few in Congress who have forced votes (see Amash amendment) to put our elected officials on record. An informed voter would find out how their elected official voted and use that to determine how to cast their ballot. Just because President Obama supports the NSA's surveillance programs doesn't mean everyone else could care less. That's an emotionally convenient viewpoint. Because of Edward Snowden, we're having a national debate about the legality and constitutionality of these programs.
  6. When you're done whining about Obama being attacked by his opposition (just like every other President) let me know. The NSA is collecting and storing my personal information without Congressional oversight and outside the legal bounds of the Executive Branch. You may be uninformed, that doesn't mean everyone else is.
  7. Not according to polling: RealClearPolitics - Election 2016 - 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination
  8. What are you talking about? (edit) I mean, what's your point?
  9. As someone who has grown up in the digital age and values my privacy, it's sad to so-called "informed voters" not care about the vast expansion of government surveillance. Especially since the legal basis for most of these programs was assumed by the NSA, without consent of Congress or the FISA court. It's not about Obama - or Bush - it's about deciding if the surveillance state is the route we want our country to take. I guess if you were more technologically inclined you would care enough to hold those in power accountable.
  10. The question as to whether Snowden is a traitor or not is irrelevant IMO. The dude left the country, he probably knows he's a traitor. So what? It's beside the point. The problem is - should our government have the legal authority to scoop up billions of records every day of every American citizen without a warrant citing where and what is to be seized? If you believe in our democratic process, government transparency and accountability then that answer should be a resounding "no." The more important question, however, is - is sifting through trillions of stored records the most effective and efficient way of finding credible threats to national security? And I think the Boston bombing already answered that question.
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