patriot act Archive
If you needed any more proof this whole #RUSSIA thing is making everyone really, really dumb, look no further than (R) Senator John Cornyn’s comments during Intelligence Committee hearings on alleged Russian meddling. You tell me, did he just muse on the efficacy of creating a
Typical big government incompetence is on full display in the report just released by Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz detailing the FBI’s usage of the (badly named) ‘Patriot Act’ spying authority. Here’s the kicker. The report casually notes that it has led to zero
In a move guaranteed to rock the political establishment left and right, Rand Paul vowed Monday to filibuster any reauthorization of the (Orwellianly named) Patriot Act during an exclusive interview with the Union Leader in New Hampshire. I’m going to lead the charge in
As the nation prepares to hear from President Obama on his plans to bring modest reforms of the NSA, it’s a good time to see just how breathtakingly hypocritical he has been on issues of civil liberties. How did we get from the following statements
Is anyone surprised by this? Judicial Watch recently obtained a Department of Defense training manual which lists people who embrace “individual liberties” and honor “states’ rights,” among other characteristics, as potential “extremists” who are likely to be members of “hate groups.” (Infowars) As an added bonus, the
The sheer scale of the NSA’s abuses are difficult to fathom. In the flurry of information, did you catch that the NSA “monitored the content of all email and text communications in the Salt Lake City area” during the 2002 Winter Olympics? (WSJ 8/21/13)
Do you see any limitation, under the fourth amendment or the Patriot Act, on the government’s power to gather information in mass on people?
BREAKING: (Atlantic Wire) Chris Inglis, NSA deputy director, revealed today in hearings that analysts look “two or three hops” from terror suspects when evaluating terror activity. Previously, the limit of how surveillance was extended had been described as two hops. This meant that if the NSA
Numerous breaking stories today regarding NSA spying… (Washington Post) Some documents describing the (PRISM) program were first released by The Washington Post on June 6. The newly released documents below give additional details about how the program operates, including the levels of review and
SORRY FOLKS, WE ARE HAVING SOME SITE ISSUES. IF YOU ARRIVED FROM THE HOME PAGE, iroots.org, YOU SHOULD BE SEEING THIS POST ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A U.S. ENFORCED NO-FLY ZONE OVER SYRIA. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT: http://iroots.org/2013/06/13/here-we-go-u-s-arming-rebels-and-no-fly-zone/ General Keith B. Alexander, NSA director,