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EFF Says Obama Warrantless Wiretap Defense Is Worse than Bush

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-i-thought-he-was-the-second-coming dept.

SonicSpike writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation has just said that 'In the warrantless wiretapping case, Obama DOJ's new arguments are worse than Bush's.'"

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  1. Re:Change We Can Listen in On! by tjonnyc999 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Virtual mod +1 Funny.

  2. If people had REALLY wanted change... by macraig · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... they should have nominated and been able to vote for someone like Dennis Kucinich for President. Instead people marginalized him, probably exactly as his peers did in high school. Obama can't instigate real change because his basic skill is diplomacy - being a schmoozer, smooth talker, and compromizer - and not advanced problem-solving skills (unless you count avoiding confrontation as solving a problem).

    What we needed - have always needed - in a president is someone willing to bite the hand that feeds him when necessary, willing to work toward a necessary thing even when it's poorly understood and unpopular; part of a president's job is education of the people why an unpopular thing might still be the Right Thing to do. Is Obama now going to "educate" the public why the government needs to be able to toss out the Bill of Rights whenever it seems expedient? Dennis Kucinich risked his political career and his ties to his own party trying to get the ball rolling on impeachment, for instance, knowing full well what it would likely cost him.

    We need a president with balls, and Obama ain't got 'em. I don't regret the fact that I am now in the position of being able to tell all the Obama Disciples "I told you so." I just wish I could have educated people to see it for themselves before they made a poor choice, AGAIN.

  3. WOO!! by Paranoid+times · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Go Obama! Drop The Bomma.