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27. Absolutely, a totalitarian regime

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 11:57 AM

Jul 2013

would and it is very possible, already has access to our medical records. I never said differently.

I still use my phone and send e-mails.

It is an invasion of our privacy and IMO Snowden did a great service to American citizens by trying (the propaganda machine has steadily used his personal life both as a distraction and to discredit his message) to inform us of the reality that we have no privacy.

Obviously, the propaganda is very successful.

This OP is not a forum for arguing. I have my opinion based on the official facts that surfaced.
You have your opinion. That is what America is supposed to be about. I wish that was still the core of our values. It is mine
and I celebrate it. We should not all agree but hopefully, thanks to whistle-blowers like Snowden and Manning, we can all be exposed to the facts and make up our own minds.

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Should we give this totalitarian state of America control over Healthcare? JoePhilly Jul 2013 #9

Really Joe? dotymed Jul 2013 #11

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Is that what some NSA guy assured you on TV ? Lugal Zaggesi Jul 2013 #19

Do you think the people on tv can see you in your living room?? Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #22

And if they think your call record is interesting, let's say you are a senator and you call your JDPriestly Jul 2013 #30

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They are NOT recording every call. They are recording and saving the phone records. karynnj Jul 2013 #44

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This has nothing to do with Trayvon marions ghost Jul 2013 #49

You really think the NSA would stir up a hornet's nest Lugal Zaggesi Jul 2013 #51

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I hadn't heard that--re Trayvon marions ghost Jul 2013 #62

They may have obtained them from the prosecution and from the phone company. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #64

Why do you think a totalitarian government would treat the two differently? JoePhilly Jul 2013 #17

Absolutely, a totalitarian regime dotymed Jul 2013 #27

His point is a valid one--the "gubmint" is only evil when it's doing things that some don't like. MADem Jul 2013 #41

Access to healthcare records is carefully controlled muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #16

So a totalitarian government, one that controls the database with the medical records ... JoePhilly Jul 2013 #18

I'm sure the NSA does have access to everyone's tax information muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #20

Government healthcare is good for the people ... but not if the JoePhilly Jul 2013 #23

Bollocks. *You* are making that claim. Or maybe some nutcase like Alex Jones muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #24

If the NSA did not have access to all our internet data including our medical records, we wouldn't JDPriestly Jul 2013 #33

The NSA also has access to the information on the intenet. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #32

That is my understanding marions ghost Jul 2013 #54

Thanks. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #58

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Are there laws in the US that crimilize gay speech? dbackjon Jul 2013 #34

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