White House silent on renewal of NSA court order

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/18/white-house-silent-renewal-nsa-court-order

by joshuaellinger • 13 years ago

137 24 13 years ago

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startupfounder• 13 years ago

As concerned citizens who would sign a white house petition to block the renewal of the NSA data collection order?

1337biz4• 13 years ago

As a concerned citizen I believe white house petitions are the most counterproductive tool to channel citizen rage.

junto• 13 years ago

Indeed. It is somewhat of a faux-vote. You are given the impression that you 'vote' counts. It doesn't really. I'd never thought about it that way before.

00rion2• 13 years ago

What would be a good alternative?

mindslight• 13 years ago

Certainly not the most counterproductive - the ballot box takes that cake.

oceanstone• 13 years ago

Most people on HN & Reddit.

spdy• 13 years ago

At Wednesday's hearing, Litt was asked by Bob Goodlatte, the chairman of the House judiciary committee, if the administration thought if a surveillance program "of this magnitude … could be indefinitely kept secret from the American people?"

"Well," Litt replied, "we tried.

pivnicek• 13 years ago

Whether or not the court order is renewed will be secret, won't it? Isn't the whole point to make all the agency regulations secret? I mean, the original court order wasn't public, why would the renewal be?

grandalf• 13 years ago

I'd say the public deserves this for being so passive, but maybe everyone is just scared that they will be targeted for speaking out.

ihsw2• 13 years ago

Even if they are targeted, they may not know at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi#Zersetzung

coldcode• 13 years ago

We the people are not authorized to know the results.

ihsw2• 13 years ago

Your knowledge of the results is not required. Talk to your congressional representative about that.

00rion2• 13 years ago

If you haven't seen the video of the House judiciary committee meeting: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314032-1

qwertzlcoatl• 13 years ago

The "Code of Silence" isn't only efficient in the Mafia.

tenpoundhammer• 13 years ago

"We welcome a discussion about the balance of security and liberty, we just don't care what you say and won't take any of your input. But discussion sure is great. Yay for democracy"

White House silent on renewal of NSA court order

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