BREAKING: Rand Paul, along with crazy Larry Klayman, will sue Obama administration over NSA

[Cali_Democrat]

Ken Cuccinelli will serve as lead counsel for the lawsuit!

Rand Paul Will File NSA Class-Action Lawsuit Wednesday in D.C.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., announced in a Tuesday afternoon press release from his political action committee RAND PAC that he’s following through with a promised class-action lawsuit against the National Security Agency.

Paul will file the lawsuit alleging violations of Americans' Fourth Amendment rights in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Wednesday morning.

It’s unclear if Paul’s lawsuit will target the NSA’s dragnet collection of phone records, its powerful Internet programs, or both.

<...>

It’s possible the Paul lawsuit will be heard in tandem with the most successful lawsuit challenging the NSA to date, a suit filed by conservative legal activist Larry Klayman. Klayman won a preliminary injunction against the phone program Dec. 16 from U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon, who deemed the data collection an “almost Orwellian” violation of the Fourth Amendment. Leon stayed implementation of his ruling pending appeal.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/02/11/rand-paul-will-file-nsa-class-action-lawsuit-wednesday-in-dc?s_cid=rss:rand-paul-will-file-nsa-class-action-lawsuit-wednesday-in-dc

Most of you know Rand Paul. Here's some information for the folks who don't know Larry Klayman...

Larry Klayman, the lawyer behind NSA lawsuit, said Jews are behind gay marriage
Klayman: Jews Behind Gay Marriage, IRS Scandal

Larry Klayman is very upset that Jewish-Americans aren’t standing up to oppose “the Muslim-in-Chief,” and are instead “at the forefront of a number of scandals.” He said Jews are behind “the promotion of anti-family institutions like gay marriage” and working as President Obama’s “leftist Jewish government comrades and partners in crime.” After calling Obama “a Muslim through and through,” Klayman goes on to write that the IRS scandal was perpetrated by “felonious liberal Jews” who should be in prison:

Read more: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/klayman-jews-behind-gay-marriage-irs-scandal

Larry Klayman, the lawyer behind NSA lawsuit, sets date for coup against Obama
Flashback:

The conservative attorney and birther who called for a coup against President Barack Obama earlier this month has scheduled what he's describing as a "day of reckoning."

Larry Klayman wrote Monday in Renew America that he's established Nov. 19 as the date that Obama will be forced to answer for his "criminality" and "Muslim, socialist, anti-Semitic, anti-Christian, anti-white, pro-illegal immigrant, pro-radical gay and lesbian agenda."

Klayman said he hopes his supporters will "descend on Washington, D.C., en masse, and demand that leave town and resign from office if he does not want to face prison time."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/conservative-attorney-larry-klayman-sets-date-for-coup-against-obama

LOL: Klayman, the lawyer behind the NSA lawsuit, wants to sue CNN after his appearance on Tuesday

He calls a CNN host (Don Lemon) "a well-known ultra-leftist African-American political activist who pursues a LGBT sexual agenda.”

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024199972

Lawyer Behind NSA Lawsuit Once Sued His Own Mother, Believes Obama Is Kenyan Socialist Muslim

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024186148

[Scuba]

1. The R's will make hay with this issue in November.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. And remember, folks...

If you're against the NSA's project Spy On Everyone, then you're in favor of all the same things that Rand Paul,and Larry Klayman are in favor of.

Got it?

Regards,

Third-Way Manny

[Cali_Democrat]

3. That isn't true at all

Nice try though, Third-Way...

[Pholus]

16. So explain that down to post 14...

Please and thank you!

[Marr]

31. Glance downwards.

Your compatriots didn't miss the point.

[cali]

40. ugh. of course that's what you're saying and what you've used to attack

people with, over and over and over again.

Jaw droppingly disingenuous.

Amazing.

[Cali_Democrat]

43. When did I say that? Link?

[Logical]

6. I guess I am on the same side as Paul and Klayman on this topic! n-t

[AgingAmerican]

15. And since Cheney/Bush were for it

If you defend of NSA spying, then your in favor of all the same things they stood for.

[dawnie51]

4. Another one bites the dust.....

except for the moonbat baggers, I think Rand just disqualified himself for 2016 with everyone else.

[JaneyVee]

5. A tag team of CRAZY!

[Cali_Democrat]

9. I wonder if we'll get to see

Rand Paul, Ken Cuccinelli and Larry Klayman together in the same room...

What a picture!!

[FSogol]

12. Hope the room is well ventilated. That's some serious BS levels.

[Cali_Democrat]

36. It's gonna be good!

[JRLeft]

7. They are right to sue, but Rand Paul is doing this for attention. This is about 2016 for him.

[bemildred]

11. Yep. The Senator will be hard to ignore.

He knows what he is doing, or thinks he does.

I don't doubt that he will botch it though, the lawsuit.

[MFrohike]

8. I really can't stand Rand Paul

W was more of a constitutional scholar than the chia pet will ever be. He won't get past the standing issue, but plenty of idiots will be outraged when his bullshit case gets tossed because Mr. Dumbass doesn't understand law at all.*

*He could also be the most cynical politician in America as well. He could get a lot of mileage out of a guaranteed loss because too many people in this country don't bother to understand how their own judiciary works.

[FSogol]

10. LOL, did they check Cuccinelli's track record in court?

[AgingAmerican]

13. Oh, this outta be good

nt

[TheMathieu]

14. No one that would align with this gaggle of extremist garbage should be considered our ally...

And spare us the "Hitler loved dogs" bullshit.

That will not successfully deflect your treason to the left.

[Warren Stupidity]

17. Hitler loved dogs.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

19. Treason? Start talking, you owe some answers.

[Union Scribe]

32. I am not your ally.

I've read enough of the liberal-baiting party warrior crap you've spewed since showing up to be able to say that unequivocally.

[NuclearDem]

33. You called Occupy "defunct" because of a single tweet that hurt your feelings.

I don't consider you my ally either.

And don't even get me started on your categorical rejection of basic logic and reasoning.

[madinmaryland]

18. I thought teabaggers hated frivolous lawsuits.

[blue neen]

35. I had the very same thought.

You'd think that Mr. Paul and Mr. Cucinelli wouldn't want to spend the taxpayers' money.

Hypocrites.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

20. How sad that it's left to these shitheads to do the right thing (for the wrong reasons). nt

[anti partisan]

22. Well when the liberals aren't doing it

Then it's good that someone's there, even if its Larry "nuke Iran" Klayman.

The sad reality is that the most energy toward protecting civil liberties and privacy is coming from the Right now. We all know the reason too. That was the one good thing about Bush being President. Liberals acted like liberals.

[msanthrope]

34. No...I can assure you that having the equivalent of Orly Taitz filing a lawsuit of this type is not

the 'right thing.' They'll fuck it up so bad that it will make the job for actual plaintiffs much harder, and thus, while Rand Paul gets to grandstand, his keeps his donors happy.

Do you really think this is competent legal filing?

[Jamaal510]

21. These two are going to

make this country's legal system a bigger farce than it already is. I guess Larry suing CNN wasn't enough, huh?
Well, good luck Rand Paul and Larry Klans--I mean Klayman, in your attempt to sue the President over something that has already been proven to be legal. You'll need it.

[anti partisan]

23. "Proven" to be legal? (nt)

[FSogol]

25. He means "Constitutional," but is otherwise spot on. n/t

[anti partisan]

27. "Proven" is a terrible word to use

Different courts have come up with different rulings about the constitutionality of the program. To say one subjective interpretation has been "proven" correct is nothing short of a lie.

[FSogol]

28. Maybe, but the Supreme Court signed off (an expression) so that's good enough proof for me. n/t

[anti partisan]

29. I am unaware of this. My knowledge is pretty much in this article

(link)

Even if the Supreme Court does lean one way, it's still a matter of opinion, rather than an exact science.

If we are going to use the Supreme Court as a reason to hold our noses and vote Democrat, then we are tacitly admitting that the Supreme Court is a collective of people with political ideologies that often conflict and lead to different opinions. Considering who has been nominating the Justices, I wouldn't trust them to make what I feel is the right opinion any more than I'd trust Bush and Obama.

Fox News's primetime lineup could theoretically make up the Supreme Court, but would their authority legitimize their rulings?

[FSogol]

37. The Supreme Court's decisions are a matter of opinion? Back to Civics class with you.

[anti partisan]

38. Clearly their rulings come straight from God. Dred Scott? (nt)

[FSogol]

39. You don't seem to be able to distinguish between Constitutionality and morality.

Good luck with Civics class.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

24. So did that crazy right wing ACLU, The Nation, and HRW.

[anti partisan]

30. A bunch of wingnuts they are (nt)

[underthematrix]

26. Hmmm so Congress makes law,

so does this mean domestic terrorist Rand Paul is suing himself?

[Whisp]

41. Unfortunately those 2 nutbars have plenty of company!

It's a candy factory here lately.

[Blue_Tires]

42. The sad irony of this suit and the morons cheering it on

Rand Paul is in a position to actually, you know, use his position as a senator to DO something but in today's congress showmanship is easier than real action...

I know Rand has quite a few vocal fans here...Where have they been lately??

[Spitfire of ATJ]

44. Want to sue Obama for gathering personal info?

Sign onto Rand Paul's petition,...after you give him a bunch of personal information AND contribute to his PAC.

[haele]

45. Benghazi isn't working, and this is a nice stunt for re-election purposes.

Get some red meat out there. Doesn't matter that he's not including the previous administration and heads who developed the system, and that suits to call it unconstitutional failed before they started back then (remember the secret NSA closet at that San Fransisco telecom site and the worker who outed the program back in the Bush administration?). So long as they can use NSA wiretaps as a cause celebe to whip up the base against this administration just in time for the November election cycle, it's worth it.

Besides, I think Rand thinks he's got another chance for the Big White House if he sues the President and the NSA now. He can run on the appearance that he's some sort of great saviour of the Constitution - see, look what he (supposedly) had the courage to do! Just like Orly Taitz! (Anyone can call a press conference and file a suit - whether or not it will get heard is another thing)

As for the lawyer Klaymen - he's just the same self-aggrandizing douche he always was.


Haele