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."
Re:So in 2007 Obama... (Score:5, Informative)
He doesn't want to. (Score:5, Informative)
Hasn't anybody listened to the man's statements on the subject? He thinks the NSA metadata collection is just peachy keen. It just hasn't been "explained properly" to the public.
Re:No Law (Score:4, Informative)
The facts do not support your statement There are dates in the Obamacare law that the president has unilaterally changed:
http://dailycaller.com/2014/03... [dailycaller.com]
Re:Is it not obvious? They have dirt on him! (Score:4, Informative)
Actually, the *are* recording a lot of phone calls. That's just a different program Snowden released info about - and there have been dozens of them.
And "just metadata" allows them to track your location, see who you speak to, and much more:
http://www.washingtonsblog.com... [washingtonsblog.com]
Elite fear political awakening... (Score:4, Informative)
... this is why obama is not on your side:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
evidence? (Score:2, Informative)
extraordinary claims deserve extraordinary evidence
you can't blame Dem's for Bush's policies
NSA warrantless wiretapping started under Bush, everyone knows this: http://yahoo.usatoday.com/news... [usatoday.com]
Re:Bush started warrantless wiretapping (Score:5, Informative)
He can't stop it, none of them can (Score:3, Informative)