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28. This article gives me the mental picture of congressmen slapping themselves like

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 11:37 AM

Jun 2013

The 3 stooges!

Are they angry they passed the law making this legal?

Are they angry just because its Obama who has this authority now?

Are they angry they didn't read what they voted for?

It's redundant to say but this Congress is a joke. And not a funny one!

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NSA surveillance: anger mounts in Congress at 'spying on Americans' [View all] dipsydoodle Jun 2013 OP

Thanks UK for keeping us informed when our news figures do not. Ed Suspicious Jun 2013 #1

+1 harun Jun 2013 #2

+2 AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #7

+3 valerief Jun 2013 #27

Time to repeal the PATRIOT act and defund the NSA The Green Manalishi Jun 2013 #3

Good piece pmorlan1 Jun 2013 #4

I love that.. The "least untruthful" answer christx30 Jun 2013 #20

OMG, I'm sleeping with Jane too. DCKit Jun 2013 #40

Sure....."many claimed never to have heard" /nt jakeXT Jun 2013 #5

This is funny sharp_stick Jun 2013 #6

"Shocked to discover spying is going on..." KansDem Jun 2013 #14

Exactly the scene that came to my mind when I read that. nt SunSeeker Jun 2013 #37

It's Kabuki theater, but it's neccesary Kabuki theater Babel_17 Jun 2013 #8

Exactly RobinA Jun 2013 #29

Sooner or later, at least one of the Representatives is going to start using the word "impeachment." AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #9

Impeachment is a silly idea. But that doesn't mean that we should not oppose the surveillance totodeinhere Jun 2013 #32

If any of these people voted for the Patriot Act, then they have no business raising these questions 6000eliot Jun 2013 #10

Here are the 10 Democratic Senators who voted No on the reauthorization in 2006 Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #15

Yeah. They have no right to be shocked christx30 Jun 2013 #21

Just So RobinA Jun 2013 #30

And, yet, Colbert just showed clips of FoxNews pundits embracing the Baitball Blogger Jun 2013 #11

ok boys, the next time your terror laws come for a vote..Congress has to vote against them :P Sunlei Jun 2013 #12

Kick pscot Jun 2013 #13

Is this not exactly what these jerks voted for in 2006? dawnie51 Jun 2013 #16

My Senators are Democrats, one voted No in 2006, the other was elected in 2008 Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #17

Oh, my God, the outrage! leftyladyfrommo Jun 2013 #18

Point of fact: of the 8 Senators mentioned in this article not one voted for reauthorization Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #19

It nineteen50 Jun 2013 #22

In some ways, this is just funny. Laelth Jun 2013 #23

They don't know by choice mikeysnot Jun 2013 #26

The Guardian is turning out to be our salvation... ReRe Jun 2013 #24

K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #25

My Favorite Sentence In This Article... WillyT Jun 2013 #31

This article gives me the mental picture of congressmen slapping themselves like Just Saying Jun 2013 #28

Here is another good article from the Guardian. totodeinhere Jun 2013 #33

"briefed for the first time" Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #34

+1 SunSeeker Jun 2013 #38

No kidding. I'm gettint tired of trying to explain to people that Congress has all the power. nt DCKit Jun 2013 #41

Sure they're mad. Mad that they've been outed as the Corp. fascists that they are. blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #35

most of them complaining voted for this shit back when bush was in office SemperEadem Jun 2013 #36

If they're so upset, let them repeal the USA PATRIOT ACT Hekate Jun 2013 #39