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Marco Rubio: We Need To Add To US Surveillance Programs (dailydot.com)
Patrick O'Neill writes: The debate over surveillance hit the 2016 race for the White House again on Sunday when Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said he wants to add to American surveillance programs, many of which were created after 9/11. He invoked a recent shooting of a Philadelphia police officer by a man who allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. "This the kind of threat we now face in this country," Rubio said. "We need additional tools for intelligence." Rubio also addressed the NSA leaks that led to this debate: "Edward Snowden is a traitor. He took our intelligence information and gave it to the Chinese and gave it to the Russians. We cannot afford to have a commander-in-chief who thinks people like Edward Snowden are doing a good public service."
Rubio is a Republican. That is reason enough to insult him for any reason even if that reason is discriminatory in all the ways that Democrats stand against.
It depends who is being survilled. Many will be ok with violating the rights of muslims, but what about the Christians in N and S Carolina who are much more likely to kill cops and be terrorist than the rest of country? Should we bug all the evangelical churches if it meant that a few cops and several civilians will be saved?
"She's a scientist and a lesbian. She's not going to let it slide." Orphan Black
The opposite position on the left is equally incoherent. A government that's absolutely trusted to confiscate everyone's guns but can't be trusted with information. Plus law enforcement that's systematically racist, but for some reason should be empowered to seize guns from peaceful citizens, including minorities -- as if that were "justice" and wouldn't cause violent confrontations.