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Re:‘Reined-In’ N.S.A. Still Collected 151M Phone Records in ... by deelowe on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @12:11AM (#14252979)
> who were likely to commit violent acts at some point

Wow. Given what happened with MLK and others at the time, why are we so willing to trust these groups with such power? The court system exists for a reason.

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Re:‘Reined-In’ N.S.A. Still Collected 151M Phone Records in ... by mattnewton on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @12:15AM (#14252988)
Because we are afraid of terrorists.
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Re:‘Reined-In’ N.S.A. Still Collected 151M Phone Records in ... by deelowe on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @12:20AM (#14253009)
* Looks at email from representative asking if we should step up bombing in Syria.

Yet we keep creating them.

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