skyghe: mohandasgandhi: In an interview with Spencer Ackerman, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden claims that abuses of the Patriot Act are far worse than is known; indeed, he claims that the way in which the Executive Branch is interpreting the law is unknown to the public and far more vast than is widely understood (despite that, Wyden failed to join the 8 Senators — 4 from each party — to vote against cloture on the Reid/McConnell proposal to extend the Patriot Act for four years without a single reform:  something even the Warriors-on-Terror at The Washington Post Editorial Page oppose).  Meanwhile, reflecting how little partisanship matters in such areas: consider who is attempting to enact reforms and who is blocking them.  Similarly, Harry “Rove” Reid now joins Dianne Feinstein in announcing that any Senators who try to delay extension of the Patriot Act are risking a Terrorist attack.  Here’s what the Majority Leader said about Rand Paul’s attempts to add reforms: “If the senator from Kentucky refuses to relent,” Reid said earlier Wednesday, “that would increase the risk of a retaliatory terrorist strike against the homeland and hamper our ability to deal a truly fatal blow to al-Qaida.” It’s so outrageous how those Rovian Republicans try to exploit the Terrorist threat to extract civil-liberties-abridging legislation they want, isn’t it?  In sum, Congress — with the Democratic leadership and the White House fully on board — is trying not only to extend the Patriot Act with no reforms, but prevent any debate on whether that should happen. - Glenn Greenwald [Image via] FEAR-MONGERING motherfuckers. You should, however, BE AFRAID anytime the government says they are concerned for your safety and are taking steps to PROTECT you and keep you SAFE. I wonder if the government wiretaps or Tumblrs?
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In an interview with Spencer Ackerman, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden claims that abuses of the Patriot Act are far worse than is known; indeed, he claims that the way in which the Executive Branch is interpreting the law is unknown to the public and far more vast than is widely understood (despite that, Wyden failed to join the 8 Senators — 4 from each party — to vote against cloture on the Reid/McConnell proposal to extend the Patriot Act for four years without a single reform:  something even the Warriors-on-Terror at The Washington Post Editorial Page oppose).  Meanwhile, reflecting how little partisanship matters in such areas: consider who is attempting to enact reforms and who is blocking them. 

Similarly, Harry “Rove” Reid now joins Dianne Feinstein in announcing that any Senators who try to delay extension of the Patriot Act are risking a Terrorist attack.  Here’s what the Majority Leader said about Rand Paul’s attempts to add reforms:

“If the senator from Kentucky refuses to relent,” Reid said earlier Wednesday, “that would increase the risk of a retaliatory terrorist strike against the homeland and hamper our ability to deal a truly fatal blow to al-Qaida.”

It’s so outrageous how those Rovian Republicans try to exploit the Terrorist threat to extract civil-liberties-abridging legislation they want, isn’t it?  In sum, Congress — with the Democratic leadership and the White House fully on board — is trying not only to extend the Patriot Act with no reforms, but prevent any debate on whether that should happen.

- Glenn Greenwald

[Image via]

FEAR-MONGERING motherfuckers. You should, however, BE AFRAID anytime the government says they are concerned for your safety and are taking steps to PROTECT you and keep you SAFE.

I wonder if the government wiretaps or Tumblrs?

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    No thanks fuck the patriot act. Im sure youre reading this. So fuck you.
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    Choosing between Democrats and Republicans is like choosing between Pepsi and Coke. The marketing is different but the...
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    COINTELPRO/CARNIVORE
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    I wonder if the government wiretaps or Tumblrs?
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    Glenn Greenwald is an inspiration.
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