Sen. Al Franken lashes out at excessive NSA secrecy

[cthulu2016]

Senators lash out at NSA for excessive secrecy
By Brian Fung, Published: July 31

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) lashed out this morning at “the lack of transparency” surrounding the collection of Americans’ phone records. Speaking at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Franken blasted top intelligence officials for delays in declassifying secret government documents authorizing the program.

“I don’t want transparency only when it’s convenient to the government,” Franken said. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, he added, “has known for weeks that this hearing was coming and ODNI released this only in the minutes before this hearing began. That doesn’t engender trust.”

Franken vowed to introduce new legislation that would force the Obama administration to reveal more about the NSA’s controversial bulk surveillance programs.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/07/31/franken-to-introduce-nsa-transparency-bill/

I hope I didn't break any rules by posting something about Franken that is less than two months old.

[DirkGently]

1. Good going, Al. n/t

[Recursion]

2. Not only is it less than two months old, it's not from LGF

For shame!

[cthulu2016]

3. .

[hlthe2b]

4. Have we gotten that new fleet of buses--to drive over yet another admin-critical Democrat?

or are they still all parked on Wyden, Udall, Matt Damon, and countless more? Damn, that push for absolute "Democratic" purity is not going well, it seems.

[Go Vols]

5. Good for Al

[quinnox]

6. Well, another one to start researching on, and sniffing out dirt on any boxes in their garage

Deviating from the party line on this Snowden thing is a big no-no.

[backscatter712]

7. Stasi-bot swarm in 3...2...1... n/t

[cthulu2016]

8. Doubtful. Sinking is a likelier fate for this OP.

[backscatter712]

9. Hmmm... We'd better K&R it then. n/t

[riderinthestorm]

10. Let me help keep is at the top...

K&R

[backscatter712]

11. We do what we can!

[riderinthestorm]

22. Back atcha and another kick!

[Whisp]

13. that is disgusting, what comes out of that keyboard of yours.

you should be ashamed, but of course you will be proud that there are enough others like you that think this is acceptable.

[usGovOwesUs3Trillion]

24. I have visited former Stasi prisons and intel offices

And they could only DREAM of having that capability.

That it is even possible to make that analogy against my beloved county makes me sick to my stomache.

That's what makes a lot of Americans sick to their souls.

But you go ahead, and be "upset" by an internet post that sees things differently than you.

Yeah, next thing you know you'll have the anti-American urge to silience your critics, too.

and so it goes...

[Whisp]

26. o.f.f.s.

the drama is getting unbearable here.

[usGovOwesUs3Trillion]

27. Breaking Bad

Is probably more your speed.

[usGovOwesUs3Trillion]

21. Oh, don't call the totalitarians names now, the CANT STAND that

They may even censor your post

[backscatter712]

23. Call them what they are and they lose their minds!

They don't like it when we peek behind the mask.

[ProSense]

12. If you're interested in legislation proposed by Senator Franken

Sen. Franken Introduces Bill to Increase Transparency of Government Surveillance Programs
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023451810

[Warren DeMontague]

14. K & R

[blackspade]

15. It appears that Sen Franken has evolved....

From this OP:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023451229

[TroglodyteScholar]

25. No, that's the point.

The post you're citing is about a quote that's two months old. This one is much more recent.

[truebluegreen]

29. Or he now has a lot more information on the subject.

[tblue]

16. Was for it before he was against it

but I'll take it. I'm sure it's cuz I told him to take me off his email list. Ha!

[truebluegreen]

30. You're allowed to change your opinion

after receiving more information that casts doubt on previous information.

[Logical]

17. Thanks for this! n-t

[ohheckyeah]

18. K&R n/t

[JaneyVee]

19. This is old, Obama has already declassified a number of documents.

[arely staircase]

20. recommended

good to see the leg. branch starting to reasert itself.

[Logical]

28. kick n-t

[Douglas Carpenter]

31. knr

[Go Vols]

32. knr