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Congress Voting On Amendment to Defund NSA Domestic Spying Tomorrow

Posted by Unknown on from the busy-signal dept.

New submitter Jah-Wren Ryel writes "It's been just over a month since the NSA's dragnet surveillance program was leaked to the public. Tomorrow, Congress is voting on an amendment that would block funding for NSA programs that collect the call records of innocent Americans. A win tomorrow may start a chain reaction — but it won't happen unless we speak up. We have one day to convince Congress to act." The EFF is urging U.S. citizens to call their representatives, noting that there is no time for email to be effective (find your representative). You can read the amendment on the EFF site, quoting the EFF: "Reps. Justin Amash, John Conyers, Jr., Thomas Massie, Mick Mulvaney, and Jared Polis are proposing an amendment that would curtail funding for the implementation of orders under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act unless the order is explicitly limited in scope. ... Even as the Amash/Conyers Amendment is gaining momentum, some are rallying around a decoy amendment that would do nothing to rein in domestic surveillance. That amendment, championed by Rep. Nugent, would not alter in any way the government's use of Section 215 to obtain bulk communications records on millions of Americans. EFF is urging Representatives to oppose the Nugent Amendment."

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  1. Re:Representive Nugent? by CanHasDIY · · Score: 1, Funny

    I was afraid somebody did vote for Ted.

    Luckily it's somebody else.

    Unfortunately, it seems he is nearly as crazy.

    I've wondered this for some time now - what, precisely, makes Ted Nugent so "crazy?" Because he's a firm defender of the 2nd Amendment? Or perhaps because he's concerned about illegal government activities such as domestic spying and summary executions without due process?

    Oh, I see - he's supported Republicans in the past. So, not so much "crazy," as "doesn't agree with my opinion 100%..."

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  2. Totally not monitoring those calls. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    We totally aren't tracking who calls their congressman to express support for the bill. Pinkie swear.

  3. If only there was... by Bartles · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...one man in charge, that could issue an order halting the controversial practices of the NSA.

  4. Re:I would, but... by Khyber · · Score: 1, Funny

    "This is what hadoop is for."

    Ell Oh Ell Oh Ell Oh Ell

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