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… only if you think Enemy of the State is anywhere close to real life:
The U.S.’s top intelligence official has greatly expanded the range of federal and local authorities who can get access to information from the nation’s vast network of spy satellites in the U.S.
Captain Ed has a valid, if differing opinion about the wisdom of the use of such satellites for domestic activities.
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Comments (4)
My wife is very used to my comments anytime some show uses “NSA Agents” of any sort…
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August 15, 2007 6:08 PM
Posted on August 15, 2007 18:08
I think the “NSA Agents” in Grosse Point Blank had to be the funniest yet most horrific example in recent memory. ;-)
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August 15, 2007 8:52 PM
Posted on August 15, 2007 20:52
So you’re saying that, as a conservative, you have no trouble with the expansion of federal government investigation into your private accounts and affairs? Interesting.
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August 16, 2007 11:58 AM
Posted on August 16, 2007 11:58
From a constitutional perspective I don’t view the use of our intelligence capabilities to monitor/disrupt terrorists/supporters in this country as “unreasonable” in a fourth amendment sense.
From a practical perspective, I’m confident that if you picked a random Apple store in a random city in the US, the number of people who stood in line to buy an iPhone on the day they were released exceeds the sum total of people being subjected to domestic NSA surveillance.
I’m not for unfettered use of such capabilities, I wholeheartedly support the sunset clause and regular, ROBUST oversight, but as someone who used to have to deal with the whole “US Person” problem, I know that some updating/refinements are essential if we are to make any progress on this front.
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August 16, 2007 12:24 PM
Posted on August 16, 2007 12:24