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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Sun Jun 16, 2013, 03:03 PM Jun 2013

Repubs contradict each other today re: gov't snooping:

NSA is not listening to American's phone calls and it is not monitoring their emails" @RepMikeRogers says "That is just not happening."
from Tweet...he is Repub from Ala.

and

Sen. Lindsay Graham: If we don't monitor terrorist phone calls/emails, another terrorist attack is likely
- @meetthepress broadcast

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Repubs contradict each other today re: gov't snooping: (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 OP

Perish the thought. The NSA are well known defenders of privacy and civil liberties. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #1

Good catch nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #2

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)

1. Perish the thought. The NSA are well known defenders of privacy and civil liberties.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 03:07 PM

Jun 2013

They're only spying on us to save us from being spied on. Kinda like burning down the village to save it.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

2. Good catch

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 03:12 PM

Jun 2013

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