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In reply to the discussion: Revealed: the top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant [View all]Monkie
(1,301 posts)say you are a OWS protester, you call you mom who is on holiday in spain, you are then "fair game" if you say one wrong word in that call. this makes nixon's "games" childs play..
when we think about our basic rights, our civil liberties, i was taught to think worst case, and plan/assume from there, you are assuming the best case, democratic president, good guy, only after evil guys, everything that is possibly accidental is accidental.
but im sorry, that is not reality, that is not what things will be like if the RW get hold of this.
let me remind you, i do have personal experience of being spied on by government, i was 9, and our phones were tapped because my dad worked in the defense industry, and had hippie friends. my dad was a war vet, he was no traitor, no danger to the state.