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on Wednesday May 06 2015, @08:25AM
from the for-very-large-values-of-unreasonable dept.
from the for-very-large-values-of-unreasonable dept.
When the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson was asked, "do you believe the government has the right to bulk collection of records from millions of individuals without a warrant", his response was that the question was "beyond my competence as secretary of homeland security" to answer.
The original article touches on some important details and raises key criticisms of the slipshod method currently used to obtain communications records for millions of people from US phone companies in violation of the spirit, if not letter, of the US Constitution's Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable government searches and seizures.
Source video for quotes and context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_auHdE89qQ
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Homeland Security Chief: Fourth Amendment is 'Beyond My Competence'
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sillema sillema nika su
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 06 2015, @01:36PM
If you can't be bothered to even put your pseudonym on here I seriously doubt that you have the guts to take a stand for anything.
Having an account does not mean anything unless you are Michael David Crawford. Serving in the military also has not meant much in many years. Good job on being part of the militia though.
(Score: 1) by deathlyslow on Wednesday May 06 2015, @02:07PM
See my last response to Anal Pumpkin.
Serving does still mean a great deal to many people. To me it means the willingness to take up the burden of protecting the peoples of our country and helping those in other countries who can't help themselves, regardless of your stand on the cause of the problems. It stands for a path to a better life for many who otherwise would not be able to get better themselves and their families. It stands for the courage to take up arms and even lay down your life for your brothers beside you. It's hard to describe really. As to the last part of your statement you say that like it's a bad thing.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 06 2015, @03:22PM
Serving means a lot to many people but in recent years it is questionable if the use of the US military has been as noble as the intentions of those who join. The country would be a better place if those who call the shots were as patriotic as new recruits.
It is good that you are in the militia and I appreciate it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 06 2015, @05:09PM
You DO realize that the militia and the military are the same thing, right? Half of the US military is made up of reservists and national guardsmen, ie, the militia. The only difference between "the militia" and "the military" is whether or not you're getting paid by the federal government.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 06 2015, @05:59PM
People in the military are pawns that are controlled by those with power. People in the militia are volunteers and are not under ordered around by politicians.
(Score: 2) by curunir_wolf on Wednesday May 06 2015, @07:20PM
reservists and national guardsmen, ie, the militia.
That's not the militia.
The organized militia consists of State militia forces, notably the National Guard and the Naval Militia. The National Guard, however, is not to be confused with the National Guard of the United States, which is a federally recognized reserve military force.
The reserve militia are defined as consisting of every able-bodied man of at least 17 and under 45 years of age who is not a member of the National Guard or Naval Militia.
I am a crackpot
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 06 2015, @10:21PM
You want posters to use names instead of ACing, and then you do this:
See my last response to Anal Pumpkin.
????
Why would I want to us a screen name, only to have it mangled into something quite possibly obscene by an anonymous ammo-sexual malingerer?