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Recursion

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Thu Aug 22, 2013, 03:30 AM Aug 2013

Can meaningful surveillance reform pass the current Congress? [View all]

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Do you think meaningful reform of the legal framework under which surveillance is conducted can pass the current Congress? And if so would that reform be better or worse?


2 votes, 2 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Realistically nothing\'s going to pass before the mid-terms
2 (100%)
A bill that could improve the oversight process could pass this Congress
0 (0%)
A bill that would make the oversight process worse could pass this Congress
0 (0%)
Simply reforming the existing framework is not a desireable outcome
0 (0%)
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I did not vote because.... dtom67 Aug 2013 #1
Well said. +1 Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #2
Fair enough; I added #4 if that helps Recursion Aug 2013 #6
We do not need "reform" of surveillance of American citizens. woo me with science Aug 2013 #3
+1 Fearless Aug 2013 #5
Could, probably won't. Fearless Aug 2013 #4
The Amash amendment didn't split among party lines. joshcryer Aug 2013 #7
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