Barack Obama

sheshe2

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1. Thank you for the transcript, Steve!

Sun Jun 9, 2013, 08:27 PM

Jun 2013

Hearing about FISA in a vacuum without any other information would probably cause most people to believe that FISA has the strong potential to violate the fourth amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure. In fact, FISA was created to strengthen the fourth amendment and I will explain how.

FISA was created by Ted Kennedy for two reasons. First, it was created as a response to President Nixon using warrantless wiretaps and other searches to target political opponents and activist groups. The other reason it was created was made clear by one of the US Court of appeals decisions that affirmed the constitutionality of FISA, and that is the 1984 US v Duggan decision. Part of the Duggan decision reads:

FISA was created to stop much of the madness of Nixon's actions. Bushco abused FISA's rulings.

PBO took us back to a time when we had the rule of law set down by FISA. The masses obviously don't have a clue about the history. Nor do they care about facts.

They scream and rant that PBO has betrayed them. Impeach him, deny him. No facts, just pure loathing of this President.

His "base" as they claim to be?! They wildly proclaim him worse than Bush. They were not then and will never be his base. They believe in unreasonable outrage, facts be damned!

It doesn't matter the issue, insert the issue du jour~ outrage to follow, news at 11.

Remarkable! Thank you Steve!

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Transcript of the NSA Surveillance Portion of my 6/9-10/13 show [View all] stevenleser Jun 2013 OP

Thank you for the transcript, Steve! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #1

K&R! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #2

Excellent, thank you treestar Jun 2013 #3

Great points, thank you for sharing. The Boston Marathon connection is brilliant. BenzoDia Jun 2013 #4

Excellent... malokvale77 Jun 2013 #5

Thank you, Steve! Cha Jun 2013 #6

I came back to this Control-Z Jun 2013 #7

I've xposted this to GD stevenleser Jun 2013 #8

Wow, Steven, just wow. Went and K & R' d and will get back to you tomorrow. freshwest Jun 2013 #15

Control Z may be correct Steve, sheshe2 Jun 2013 #9

Yep, I xposted it over to GD probably just as you were hitting "Post" on this message. stevenleser Jun 2013 #11

Will proceed there, thanks. sheshe2 Jun 2013 #12

Thank you very much, Steven LeftInTX Jun 2013 #10

Wow! Unbelieveable. This is outstanding!! Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #13

KnR for you, StevenLeser Hekate Jun 2013 #14

Perspective is a bitch pscot Jun 2013 #16

So many so busy ranting about the heresay, I wonder how many really want the truth? Sheepshank Jun 2013 #17

Thanks for putting together a comprehensive look at the issue. grantcart Jun 2013 #18

I've been holding back on this NSA story because I didn't really understand it. mountain grammy Jun 2013 #19

This deserves a kick. And a rec. MADem Jun 2013 #20

appreciation for your clear, sense-full transcript. n.t. hopemountain Jun 2013 #21

K/R - fantastic job stevenleser! ucrdem Jun 2013 #22

Great article, hopefully this can explain to the paranoia growth to step back and understand. I am Thinkingabout Jun 2013 #23

Thanks for all your work on this, StevenLeser! pnwmom Jun 2013 #24