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NSA Spying Comes Under Attack

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the get-out-of-my-head dept.

maotx writes "The NSA's no-longer-secret surveillance program came under a two-pronged attack this week on both political and legal fronts. Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania threatens to cut funding to NSA's spying program if President Bush's administration does not come clean on how it works. Separately, two hearing dates have been set for a lawsuit that seeks to prove that AT&T illegally cooperated with the NSA and violated federal wiretapping laws in doing so. Sen. Specter emphasized that he doesn't want the issue to fade into the background, saying that he'd like to see 'public concern and public indignation build up.'"

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  1. Arlen Specter as Vice President? [OT] by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So if Arlen Specter ran with George Bush as his Vice President, would they be Bush 'n Specter?

    1. Re:Arlen Specter as Vice President? [OT] by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
      > So if Arlen Specter ran with George Bush as his Vice President, would they be Bush 'n Specter?

      GeorgeDub> First the voters complain because the government isn't listening to the people. We told NSA to get to work on that, and now that the government is listening to the people, the voters are still complaining, they want us to stop!

      HilaryRod> I say it's high time we had a Constitutional amendment - every four years, we dissolve the electorate and appoint a new one!

      Ar'llInspectYer> Yeah, with a two-term limit on the voters!

      KarlyRover> Done!

  2. Re:Ok, ok... guess what I'm thinking! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    OMG, PONIES?!?!?!

  3. Breathing heavy... by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 2, Funny
    "What do they care that the president is the one breathing heavy on the other end of the line."

    Nah...heavy breathing has been outsourced to India.

  4. Uh by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 2, Funny
    cut funding to NSA's spying program if President Bush's administration does not come clean on how it works

    They watch stuff and record it.

    Do I get a consulting fee?