Despite Denials, Government Is Spying On Us
Aug 1, 2013 Political
The government swears (and we can trust them) that they are not looking at our stuff. Why, they only collect metadata and only worry about terrorists and people with overseas connections. They are as pure as the driven snow and would never violate the privacy of the citizens of this great nation.
The head of the NSA said so and we can trust a guy whose job is to keep secrets and do spy stuff that no one is allowed to discuss.
Edward Snowden claimed that the government is reading all kinds of stuff and has invasive programs that can snoop through all kinds of things. He said that he, as an analyst, could do it from his desk. It looks like an article in the Guardian confirms what Snowden told us. The government has a program known as XKeyscore which makes available everything you’ve ever done on the internet. We will pause while you think back to what you might be worried about.
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OK, XKeyscore searches your browsing history, searches, email content, online chats and your metadata. The very things Snowden said the government could do and the very things the government has denied.
[note]Isn’t it funny that government claims it must do certain things (like this) to keep us safe so it basically rationalizes spying on us but when a guy like Snowden reveals the program he is a criminal. He spied on them and revealed what they were doing. How is that different from what they do to us? I still have reservations about how he did things but he revealed a serious problem.[/note]
Think the government is not spying on you? A family was visited by the police after the wife searched for pressure cookers and her husband searched for backpacks. While there might be a problem with this and they might be planning something bad the reality is that both items are legal to purchase. The bigger picture item is; how did the government know what they were looking at online?
Let that sink in. There are probably ways that this could have been discovered BUT now that we are aware of the snooping that takes place and its extent one must wonder how government knew this information.
The government continues to deny many things and promises us that it is not invading our privacy but more and more we are seeing that this is not the truth.
As for the XKeyscore program, we are assured that safeguards are in place and it is not used to spy on people.
You mean like the safeguards in place to prevent the IRS from releasing data to other agencies, or being used as a political weapon against certain organizations? Or perhaps like the safeguards in place to keep voters from being intimidated like happened in Philadelphia? Or maybe the safeguards put in place to ensure guns did not get in the hands of criminals under Fast and Furious.
Let’s just say the government has given us no reason whatsoever to trust the alleged safeguards designed to keep our information private and to keep us from having our rights violated. It appears as if the only safe place is wherever Obama’s birth certificate and college transcripts are housed.
One has to wonder if XKeyscore found anything on Chief Justice Roberts. That would explain why he allowed Obamacare to stand by rewriting the law.
In any event, they are spying on us all the time. Keep that in mind. No matter what they say to your face they are spying on you behind your back.
Cave canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
Tags: backpack, constitution, lies, nsa, pressure cooker, rights, snowden, spying
Better Ban Assault Pressure Cookers
Apr 16, 2013 Political
The tragic bombing in Boston hurt over 100 people and was as devastating as the shootings in Aurora, Tucson and Newtown. So far not as many people have died as a result of the bombs but more were injured and there are plenty who have lost limbs. All of these incidents were carried out by bad people with no regard for human life.
After the shootings the anti gun crowd ratcheted up pressure to impose more gun control. The gun control has passed in several states and the US Congress is debating the issue as well. None of the measures will stop murders and none of them would have stopped the shootings because bad people do not obey the law.
This has not stopped the anti gun people from playing on emotions and telling us that if the life of only one child is saved then it would be worth it. If they really meant that they would push to ban abortion and save the lives of millions of children. That is not part of the agenda so that is not discussed. It is also why the Democrat stenographers in the media are ignoring the trial of the abortion doctor in Philadelphia who murdered babies who were born alive.
Back on point. A few murders by gun and the anti gun, anti Constitution crowd clamors to get rid of guns.
The people who bombed the Boston Marathon used pressure cookers filled with ball bearings. These were high capacity pressure cookers, if you will.
We need laws to immediately ban these devices so that more people will not be murdered with them.
An eight year old boy was killed in the bombing.
If we can save the life of only one child…
Cave canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
[jpsub]
Tags: bombing, boston marathon, pressure cooker, Terrorism