Re:Sen. Rand Paul says he's suing over NSA policies
by adventured on Saturday January 04, 2014 @04:01PM
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The NSA falls under the Department of Defense, they are a military tool. It is directly under the command of the Commander-in-chief, ie the US President, at all times, period.
They do what he commands. If that's not the case, then the United States is under siege, and the government has suffered a coup.
Re:Sen. Rand Paul says he's suing over NSA policies
by dllthomas on Saturday January 04, 2014 @05:16PM
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"If that's not the case, then the United States is under siege, and the government has suffered a coup."
Not every instance of dereliction of duty is a coup... but at the extreme, yeah.
Re:Sen. Rand Paul says he's suing over NSA policies
by protomyth on Saturday January 04, 2014 @03:48PM
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The NSA is part of the executive branch and must obey directives from the President that do not violate the law. Otherwise, the President couldn't execute his/her duty as defined in the US Constitution.
"the buck stops here"
While I'm not that well versed in American politics, I find that hard to believe. The President doesn't seem to be some sort of all-controlling, micromanaging dictator, I'd find it more believable that he doesn't directly control the majority of US institutions, especially since most of them operate regardless of the political party in charge.
I mean, the NSA has been operating for 60 years, so obviously there is some continuity, and their activities go beyond the whims of each individual president...