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Jeremy Anderson
25 August 2017 - 22:28 PM
I just popped into this old debate because it seemed to fit with the debate about a constitutional convention. In those comments I stated that we have a lot of…
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Actual Berson
21 March 2017 - 01:49 AM
Also, the AGAINST side seemed to repeat that a lot of people in the government think it is okay for the government to spy on its citizens, as if that…
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Actual Berson
21 March 2017 - 01:46 AM
You draw an important distinction and something that I wish the debaters had mentioned.
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Actual Berson
21 March 2017 - 01:43 AM
The AGAINST side failed to persuade me that there was legitimate harm to U.S. interests as a result of Snowden's discussions. They also came off as-- if not dishonest at…
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9 April 2015 - 23:17 PM
On 2015-04-09 19:17:16, David Laughing Horse Robinson wrote:The Kawaiisu Tribe of Tejon has discovered that the Justice Department was given highly confidential court document about the Federal Case we have…
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12 March 2015 - 22:58 PM
On 2015-03-12 18:58:22, The Guardian wrote:The bottom line is that I do not consent to my "private" digital communications being captured, recorded and stored for future reference sans a threshold…
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29 December 2014 - 21:44 PM
On 2014-12-29 16:44:21, Dave Catleugh wrote:He may have been right to draw attention to how, and what type of, information was being gathered, but to release all of those documents…
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13 August 2014 - 04:13 AM
On 2014-08-13 00:13:33, Dea wrote:releasing 1.7 million documents into everyone's hands, without knowing their contents, is incredibly irresponsible and outweighs his claim to whistleblower justification.
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13 July 2014 - 19:33 PM
On 2014-07-13 15:33:17, James wrote:It is easy to blame Snowden instead of going after the Obama Administration and the Congressional oversight committees, who if they had been ding their jobs…
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15 May 2014 - 22:10 PM
On 2014-05-15 18:10:02, Brian S. wrote:Snowden indiscriminately leaked hundreds of thousands of documents, some of which endangered the security of our nation. He unwittingly compromised active intelligence programs and operations…
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2 March 2014 - 05:04 AM
On 2014-03-02 00:04:12, Manuel Gonzalez wrote:19:37:02 Ambassador Woolsey (68yrs.) attempts to explain away feeble legislative oversight of metadata mining by referring to congressmen “getting old and forgetting stuff….” after complimenting…
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27 February 2014 - 22:09 PM
On 2014-02-27 17:09:04, Rudolf wrote:I just realized this after watching the debate, Woolsey is the one who said that Snowden should be hanged by his neck till he's dead. I…
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25 February 2014 - 00:24 AM
McCarthy, right at the end, made the main contextual point, I wish he had made it at the beginning. How do you run a war according to law? The answer…
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23 February 2014 - 02:01 AM
On 2014-02-22 21:01:34, Orestis Madianos wrote:One of the arguments opponents to the issue of whether Snownen was justified, is that the state does indeed have the right to collect metada…
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21 February 2014 - 07:19 AM
On 2014-02-21 02:19:56, Troels Andersen wrote:Pedro: Because us citizens across the atlantic or pacific who live in peaceful countries (my country is even a close ally of the US) doesn't…
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21 February 2014 - 00:14 AM
On 2014-02-20 19:14:45, T. Toolan wrote:The saddest thing is that these people that defend the NSA don't understand what the big deal is. The ends never justify the means. If…
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19 February 2014 - 23:32 PM
On 2014-02-19 18:32:04, Pedro wrote:Here's what I don't understand. If you think Snowden was justified to leak that the US government was secretly spying on Americans (which I do), then…
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16 February 2014 - 05:35 AM
On 2014-02-16 00:35:43, John P. Hurabiell, Sr. wrote:Snowden is a criminal because he took a meat axe to the disclosure. Had he taken a scalpel and not endangered our security…
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15 February 2014 - 11:09 AM
On 2014-02-15 06:09:51, Rick wrote:I'm baffled that people are arguing that obeying orders is still of prime importance, even when a person is working for a government agency that is…
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15 February 2014 - 08:11 AM
On 2014-02-15 03:11:11, richard wilmot wrote:Snowden is the biggest American hero since the Revolutionary War. Before Snowden we could not get standing to sue the traitorous, secret military junta government…
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14 February 2014 - 18:07 PM
On 2014-02-14 13:07:12, Anonymschmoe wrote:Can we really assume that Snowden isn't just a limited hangout, where suspicion was thrown a bone and the real secrets kept? What does it mean,…
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14 February 2014 - 04:36 AM
Far Left = 100% government; Far Right = 0% government. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. NSA has absolute power. Congress fatally flawed by 17th amendment and Omnibus legislative process. Plank 2…
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14 February 2014 - 04:35 AM
On 2014-02-13 23:35:48, Rose wrote:Why is any of this collection of info on anyone meaningful these days when we have a regime that is purposely giving away the country to…
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13 February 2014 - 06:40 AM
On 2014-02-13 01:40:19, Mark Walker wrote:It isn't necessary to kill people to gut our federal democratic republic. Continued complacency about our liberties and Constitutional rights is sufficient. If J. Edgar…
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13 February 2014 - 06:39 AM
On 2014-02-13 01:39:30, Mark Walker wrote:It isn't necessary to kill people to gut our federal democratic republic. Continued complacency about our liberties and Constitutional rights is sufficient. If J. Edgar…
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13 February 2014 - 06:27 AM
On 2014-02-13 01:27:40, alan wrote:Is there some event that will eventually end this type of information gathering?
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13 February 2014 - 06:12 AM
On 2014-02-13 01:12:29, alan wrote:Is there some event that will eventually end this type of information gathering?
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13 February 2014 - 05:35 AM
On 2014-02-13 00:35:49, Allen snook wrote:Based on the changes the government is pretending to make in the program, if not a whistleblower, he should be granted a pardon.
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11 February 2014 - 08:00 AM
On 2014-02-11 03:00:34, Triangle98 wrote:Had Snowden stopped at revealing domestic surveillance practices, he would have been a hero. When he revealed US surveillance and intelligence collection activities directed against other…
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11 February 2014 - 05:49 AM
On 2014-02-11 00:49:15, Cash Snowden wrote:I do SOLEMNLY SWEAR that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; (SO HELP ME…
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10 February 2014 - 03:46 AM
On 2014-02-09 22:46:21, Kamal F. wrote:Snowden is hero and a traitor. I want all my heros to be traitors. Being whistleblower, a hero for democracy, isn't something you do only…
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8 February 2014 - 22:18 PM
On 2014-02-08 17:18:53, W. W. Ferrall wrote:Consider human nature as demonstrated throughout recorded history. Consider the immense power now existing in the US(for that matter, most) Government today, contrasted to…
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4 February 2014 - 19:19 PM
On 2014-02-04 14:19:10, Rob Mackay wrote:Andrew (commentor) missed the point about the illegality of spying on American citizens, apparently he is so focused on foreign relations that he fails to…
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4 February 2014 - 10:04 AM
Whether or not threats exist in the world is a straw man argument, as is contending that these intelligence practices are globally normative. If Ambassador Woolsey concurs that this surveillance…
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31 January 2014 - 07:49 AM
Snowden (indeed, anyone in Snowden's position) might have been justified if (as was the case with the Pentagon Papers) there was a clear and present risk of harm or death…
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24 January 2014 - 22:21 PM
On 2014-01-24 17:21:49, barbara balaban wrote:Sometimes it's important to break rules - either for the common good or in support of the Nuremberg principles.
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