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Thursday, July 25, 2013

House Narrowly Rejects Effort To Halt NSA Program

The House narrowly rejected a challenge to the National Security Agency's secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records Wednesday night after a fierce debate pitting privacy rights against the government's efforts to thwart terrorism.

The vote was 217-205 on an issue that created unusual political coalitions in Washington, with libertarian-leaning conservatives and liberal Democrats pressing for the change against the Obama administration, the Republican establishment and Congress' national security experts.

The showdown vote marked the first chance for lawmakers to take a stand on the secret surveillance program since former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden leaked classified documents last month that spelled out the monumental scope of the government's activities.
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 25, 2013 at 1:03 PM

    And the erosion of the citizens rights continues in place.....

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  2. AnonymousJuly 25, 2013 at 1:31 PM

    how do these idiots stay in office,oh thats right all of the idiots out here still voting for them...

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  3. YOUR DONE SHORTYJuly 25, 2013 at 4:31 PM

    post the YEAH voting staff names...we will delete them in 2014...

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  4. AnonymousJuly 25, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    This is far from over this battle may be lost but we will continue to fight tyranny despite corrupt politicans from both parties

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  5. AnonymousJuly 25, 2013 at 8:02 PM

    Both the Democrats and Republican establishment are scum that don't give a damn about our personal freedoms, time for a house (and Senate)cleaning.

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  6. lmclainJuly 26, 2013 at 12:26 PM

    After swearing to defend the Constitution, they then vote to trash the entire document. And anyone still wonder why their approval rate is lower than that of AIDS?? Take the "yea" voters outside the Capitol building and start hanging them. Make the other watch. Televise it all with the Constitution superimposed over the televised spectacle.

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