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Re:The EARN IT bill is back. We've killed it twice, let's do... by ekianjo on Friday May 05, 2023 @06:20AM (#35827351)
> Graham has a track record of being pro-mass surveillance and generally being on the wrong side of every major issue.

Who is not pro-mass surveillance? Because nobody did anything about the NSA unlawful spying of their citizens...

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Re:The EARN IT bill is back. We've killed it twice, let's do... by WeylandYutani on Friday May 05, 2023 @06:38AM (#35827479)
Once you actually get in power you suddenly find yourself with all these TOOLS and a chaotic civilization to run. I don't even blame them.
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Re:The EARN IT bill is back. We've killed it twice, let's do... by ThunderSizzle on Friday May 05, 2023 @06:42AM (#35827526)
Ron Paul. Rand Paul. Very few others.
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Re:The EARN IT bill is back. We've killed it twice, let's do... by crownosey on Friday May 05, 2023 @07:54AM (#35828084)
That branch of libertarianism would back down immediately if only the NSA were incorporated like the NRA
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Re:The EARN IT bill is back. We've killed it twice, let's do... by lipoid_ecole on Friday May 05, 2023 @08:48AM (#35828541)
The branch that complains about big tech censorship?
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Re:The EARN IT bill is back. We've killed it twice, let's do... by treeman79 on Friday May 05, 2023 @06:51AM (#35827594)
With tools such as these the intelligence agencies have dirt on every single person of power. CIA director kept meeting with Epstein. Guy who let people many people currently in power have their way with underage girls.
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Re:The EARN IT bill is back. We've killed it twice, let's do... by TechBro8615 on Friday May 05, 2023 @08:29AM (#35828365)
Most of the members of the "freedom caucus" (or what some might call "MAGA extremists") are anti-mass surveillance. For example, here's a video [0] from a recent hearing on FISA abuse where Matt Gaetz questions the IG about the over 1,000,000 warrantless searches of Americans.

[0] https://youtube.com/watch?v=ztRGqfz1m_4

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Re:The EARN IT bill is back. We've killed it twice, let's do... by pera on Friday May 05, 2023 @10:00AM (#35829291)
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
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