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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. I agree with the claimed motives... by Kenja · · Score: 1, Troll

    but man is that guy a douche... I think I'll have to be against him on this just due to general principals and because I doubt the sincerity of his motivations based on past nonsense.

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