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magellan

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1. Their hypocrisy is stultifying. Weren't they the ones defending Bush**'s warrantless wiretaps?

Reply to limpyhobbler (Original post)

Fri May 17, 2013, 12:22 AM

May 2013

FISA is too much trouble, blah, blah, blah? Now suddenly they want to protect Americans' phone records from rummaging?

There's a nasty catch in that bill, count on it. Or maybe they just want to protect their OWN phone records.

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House bill introduced to prevent warrantless government seizure of your phone call records [View all] limpyhobbler May 2013 OP

Their hypocrisy is stultifying. Weren't they the ones defending Bush**'s warrantless wiretaps? magellan May 2013 #1

It's a one line bill. The only thing it does is require a warrant to snoop phone records. limpyhobbler May 2013 #3

But warrantless wiretapping is still okey-dokey magellan May 2013 #6

lol no problem limpyhobbler May 2013 #12

Even some Republicans are opposed to the violations of the Fourth Amendment? AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #2

Insulting. Protection of a free press and protection of the privacy of citizens should be a GIVEN woo me with science May 2013 #4

yes on all points. limpyhobbler May 2013 #5

Yes, and the partisan hypocrisy BainsBane May 2013 #9

I'm down with it. cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #7

Jimny Fucking Chirstmas they finally decided to do it!? Rex May 2013 #8

Smith v. Maryland struggle4progress May 2013 #10

Katz v. United States struggle4progress May 2013 #11

Why is there only one Democratic cosponsor of this bill? Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #13

I count 2. limpyhobbler May 2013 #14

Legislation I can support LittleBlue May 2013 #15

+1 nt limpyhobbler May 2013 #17

Great! That is a big improvement. JDPriestly May 2013 #16