Obama’s ‘efforts’ to reform the NSA may simply be smoke and mirrors. His new pick to head the agency defended spying on Americans on a massive scale, following the administration’s claim that it is a necessary tool to foil terrorist threats.
Responding to questions from Senators, Vice Admiral Michael Rogers stated that it is imperative that the NSA have access to vast amounts of metadata, in order that the government can keep Americans safe.Rogers argued that section 215 of the Patriot Act should remain intact and the spooks should not be hindered from using it to justify mass surveillance.
“The telephone metadata program under Section 215 was designed to map the communications of terrorists so we can see who they may be in contact with as quickly as possible,” Rogers said.
Obviously, Obama’s nomination of Rogers is designed to maintain the status quo at the NSA, not to create any meaningful reforms. He intends to simply replace one agency head with another who will continue violating Americans’ right to privacy, under the shelter of vague suggestions this might, someday, stop a terrorist.
Source: Infowars
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HOW MANY MORE 9/11S WILL IT TAKE TO STOP THIS BS?? WE ARE BEING WATCHED EVERYDAY ANYHOW!!! RED LIGHT CAMERAS,IN THE SHOPPING MALLS,GROCERY STORES,BANKS.IF YOU ARE DOING NOTHING WRONG WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE????
Maintain mass surveillance of my $#%&!@*, so you will feel like you are at home.
we elect congress to stop this stuff.
we elect congress to stop this stuff.
No we must not. It is time to elect a Congress that will de-fund the NSA if they refuse to stop spying on the American people!!!
We should try the heads of all the alphabet soup agencies for treason – and each and every worker at any of them who has participated in violating the civil rights or liberties of Americans. Operation American Spring, D.C., May 16-?, 2014. Official site: http://patriotsforamerica.ning.com
I am beginning to really like this man.
We need a three-pronged attack on Obama, a three-headed hydra: 1. Rand Paul with stopping the executive orders, 2. Ted Cruz trying to cut down NSA (and IRS?) surveillance, and 3. perhaps the governors pushing with the State Convention aspect to change the Constitution, or someone else in Congress picking up the ball and running with it.
That’s the only way to win!
I hope god will help us to get this country back on track we sure need his help don’t vote for the dems
oboma and his administration are not going to stop any thing they feel is to their benifit. regardless of what we or congress thinks . they know congress will not or can not stop them they need both houses to do that and thats not going to happen as long as reid and mitch are in place.
Reid and RINO’s must go!!