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Re:FISA court rules NSA can resume bulk data collection by harry8 on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @02:52AM (#9810353)
I don't believe you, sorry. You may be telling the truth but there are so many lies we've been told that I just don't. Sorry, that's how it is and I'm sure a very large number of people would agree with that. The FISA court /is/ a rubber stamp, how do we know? Ed Snowden told us about all the incredible amounts of overreach that the FISA court approved in secret.

We're at far more risk from public servants with delusions of grandeur and infallibility going unchecked than lunatics with bombs. Lunatics with bombs cannot destroy democracy & freedom.

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Re:FISA court rules NSA can resume bulk data collection by JadeNB on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @09:54AM (#9811781)
> Lunatics with bombs cannot destroy democracy & freedom.

Indeed, the idea of lunatics with bombs seems to be far more effective at that kind of destruction than actual lunatics.

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Re:FISA court rules NSA can resume bulk data collection by tempodox on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @07:44AM (#9811216)
Your last two sentences should be framed and displayed in every office of every agency concerned.
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Re:FISA court rules NSA can resume bulk data collection by jebblue on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @10:06AM (#9811853)
Agree.

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” ― Patrick Henry

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Re:FISA court rules NSA can resume bulk data collection by aoeusnth1 on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @06:50PM (#9815785)
Totally agreed with you. Just look at anything David Cameron says for incontrovertible evidence of your last paragraph.
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Re:FISA court rules NSA can resume bulk data collection by fapjacks on Saturday July 04, 2015 @04:37AM (#9829652)
I've put a lot of thought into it, and the only reasonable description of David Cameron is that he is a fascist.
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Re:FISA court rules NSA can resume bulk data collection by AndrewKemendo on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @12:58PM (#9813346)
We're at far more risk from public servants with delusions of grandeur and infallibility going unchecked than lunatics with bombs. Lunatics with bombs cannot destroy democracy & freedom

Definitely in agreement there. Look at history, it's always been the case.

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