Why No Executive Order To Stop NSA Metadata Collection? 312
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."
Is it not obvious? They have dirt on him! (Score:5, Funny)
Or they can manufacture it and have demonstrated it to him.
Re:Is it not obvious? They have dirt on him! (Score:4, Funny)
Well, I have some residual trust in the good in people. Maybe I am wrong there.
Re:Maybe he's FOS? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Actually I think its most likely this... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Is it not obvious? They have dirt on him! (Score:4, Funny)
Oh, you actually fell for the "Obama the Savior" bullshit?
Did you know that the word gullible doesn't appear in the dictionary?