{"id":36075,"date":"2013-06-07T08:02:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T12:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=36075"},"modified":"2013-06-07T08:03:36","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T12:03:36","slug":"media-unhappy-with-obamas-fisa-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=36075","title":{"rendered":"Media unhappy with Obama’s FISA abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

It started yesterday when the New York Times<\/a>‘ editorial board disclosed their displeasure with the latest scandal to hit the Obama Administration when it was revealed that the NSA was trolling everyone in the rolls of Verizon users. <\/p>\n

The administration has now lost all credibility on this issue. Mr. Obama is proving the truism that the executive branch will use any power it is given and very likely abuse it. That is one reason we have long argued that the Patriot Act, enacted in the heat of fear after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by members of Congress who mostly had not even read it, was reckless in its assignment of unnecessary and overbroad surveillance powers. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, everyone was worried that the Bush Administration would abuse their FISA powers, but then the Obama Administration comes along and just does it. There’s no real reason for it, it’s not “protecting America” as Dianne Feinstein said yesterday. We’ve all seen that, in the cases of Nidal Hasan and the Boston bombing brothers, even when the Feds have information to prevent terror attacks they won’t act on it.<\/p>\n

This morning the Washington Post<\/a>, the sycophantic media arm of the Obama Administration turns on their masters, sort of;<\/p>\n

In the days after the Boston bombings, many asked why the government didn\u2019t connect the dots on the Tsarnaev brothers. Now, many are asking why the government wants so much information about so many Americans. The legitimate values of liberty and safety often compete. But for the public to be able to make a reasonable assessment of whether these programs are worth the security benefits, it needs more explanation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh, by the way, if you’re feeling safe and secure because you don’t use Verizon, the Washington Times<\/a> says that Verizon isn’t the only carrier that was subject to the data collection;<\/p>\n

A former NSA employee, William Binney, said other phone companies\u2019 records have been seized routinely by the agency. USA Today reported in 2006 that three phone companies \u2014 Verizon, Bell South and AT&T \u2014 had been turning over data on Americans\u2019 domestic phone calls to NSA, though lawmakers told the newspaper then that the companies\u2019 cooperation was only partial.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh, yeah, Attorney General Holder wouldn’t tell the investigating committee yesterday whether they had been monitoring Congressional phone traffic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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