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Why No Executive Order To Stop NSA Metadata Collection?

Posted by timothy on from the if-the-president-does-it-it's-legal dept.

An anonymous reader links to this editorial at Ars Technica which argues that "As chief executive, Obama has the power to reform the NSA on his own with the stroke of a pen. By not putting this initiative into an executive order, he punted to Congress on an issue that affects the civil liberties of most anybody who picks up a phone. Every day Congress waits on the issue is another day Americans' calling records are being collected by the government without suspicion that any crime was committed. 'He does not need congressional approval for this,' said Mark Jaycoxx, an Electronic Frontier Foundation staff attorney."

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  1. Is it not obvious? They have dirt on him! by gweihir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or they can manufacture it and have demonstrated it to him.

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    1. Re:Is it not obvious? They have dirt on him! by gweihir · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well, I have some residual trust in the good in people. Maybe I am wrong there.

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    2. Re:Is it not obvious? They have dirt on him! by tmosley · · Score: 3, Funny

      What planet do you hail from where anyone trusts the goodness of ANY politician?

      Oh, you actually fell for the "Obama the Savior" bullshit?

      Did you know that the word gullible doesn't appear in the dictionary?

  2. Re:Maybe he's FOS? by Mr+D+from+63 · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's on it. Its next on his list. Right after he closes Gitmo, creates transparency, reduces the income gap, and fixes heath care (again and again), all while making the world love us again.

  3. Re:Actually I think its most likely this... by ganjadude · · Score: 4, Funny

    they know where his birth certificate is lol

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