Brian4Liberty
06-23-2014, 01:02 PM
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June 21, 2014
Spook Rebuke
Mere men cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, especially power backed by armies.
By Kevin D. Williamson
Usually, a surprising late-night vote in the House is bad news, but passage of the Massie-Lofgren amendment was a pleasant surprise: It would use the power of the purse to block the National Security Agency’s warrantless dragnet spying on Americans’ electronic communications, as well as halt the agency’s efforts to cajole hardware makers into installing so-called back doors for federal snooping convenience, providing a useful stopgap measure while the House and the Senate attempt to work out a package of meaningful NSA and surveillance reforms.
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More:
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/380899/spook-rebuke-kevin-d-williamson
June 21, 2014
Spook Rebuke
Mere men cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, especially power backed by armies.
By Kevin D. Williamson
Usually, a surprising late-night vote in the House is bad news, but passage of the Massie-Lofgren amendment was a pleasant surprise: It would use the power of the purse to block the National Security Agency’s warrantless dragnet spying on Americans’ electronic communications, as well as halt the agency’s efforts to cajole hardware makers into installing so-called back doors for federal snooping convenience, providing a useful stopgap measure while the House and the Senate attempt to work out a package of meaningful NSA and surveillance reforms.
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More:
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/380899/spook-rebuke-kevin-d-williamson