MikeK
Gold Member
Of course we should have a spy agency. But we should not have an agency which has the unconstrained ability to tap our phones and read our emails without warrant or oversight.He didnt stop there. Hes spilling the beans on how we spy on people around the world. Do you think hes helping us by doing that? Do you think we shouldnt have a spy agency?
This fundamentally unlawful NSA capability began with the Bush Administration and was considered outrageous back then. The fact that so many Americans have become accustomed to the new reality and have quietly accepted it confirms Orwell's construction on how Nineteen Eighty Four came about.
What comes next? Issuing keys to our homes so federal agents can drop in and look around at will -- just to make sure we're all safe?