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Rand Paul Files Suit Against Obama Over NSA's Collection of Metadata

Posted by Soulskill on from the bipartisan-effort-to-blame-the-other-party dept.

RoccamOccam writes Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is filing a class action lawsuit against President Obama and other members of his administration over the National Security Agency's collection of phone metadata, a practice he believes violates the Fourth Amendment. In a YouTube video released Tuesday, Paul compared the government surveillance to the warrantless searches practiced by the British military prior to American independence."

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  1. Rand Paul is the only honest politician left. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So few role models left in the world. This man is truly my hero for standing up to the machine.

    1. Re:Rand Paul is the only honest politician left. by lister+king+of+smeg · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Well done for accepting that.

      Now what are you going to do about it?

      Vote third party. It may not be effective if I am the only one but at least I can sleep with a clean conscience. Voting for the lesser of two evils is still supporting evil, and not voting is a vote for the status quo. However if everyone were to vote with their conscience instead of the lesser of two evils neither of those would win.

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  2. Isn't he targeting the wrong body? by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 1, Interesting

    The first thing Obama did was get Congress to sign off on all the domestic spying so that he wouldn't take the fall. They kept doing it all, but now the feds have legal cover. Mind you, I think it's all shamelessly unConstitutional but you probably have to attach the laws.

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  3. Re:Pick your favorite amendments! by geekoid · · Score: 1, Interesting

    13th 14th* and 15th.

    also, section 1 and 2 of article III

    *he claimes it' good, but then also says it' snot good. Depending on weather or not it's use happens to be aligned with his politics.

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  4. Re:I agree with him.. by callmetheraven · · Score: 3, Interesting

    He thinks that Obama started the surveillance. Not that it absolves anyone, Obama's fully guilty of continuing Bush's crimes.
    I think the point was that that the left appears to be anxious to turn America into a prison state, as long as it's their guy running the prison.

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