This NSA stuff was all started before Obama was brought into office and was done in accordance with laws passed in 2001, 2007, and 2008. It's exactly the stuff people objected to in the Patriot Act, the Protect America Act, and the 2008 FISA Amendments Act. Yet somehow it's become a "new" scandal.
SMH @ this country's inability to understand the ramifications of actions even when told exactly what the consequences will be, unless experiencing it for themselves. Like a bunch of children.
"Don't touch the cookie sheet, you'll get burned"
*touches it anyway*
*surprised when hand gets burned.*
"Don't pass this law, it authorizes mass electronic surveillance without oversight and says it doesn't constitute spying, and since it's authorized to be done in clandestine matters, proving standing when attempting to challenge it before a court is nigh impossible."
*Passes law*
*Becomes outraged when revelations are made of mass electronic surveillance with no oversight, and courts dismiss lawsuits due to lack of standing*
I hate this country.
On topic: <3 the Obamas.
