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Today's Poll: Do you agree that NSA program to gather US phone records is unconstitutional?

By Howard B. Owens
Bob Heininger

Absolutely yes.

To the 158 people who voted "If you're not doing anything wrong you don't have anything to worry about" in yesterday's poll, how about letting the Government mount surveillance cameras in your homes to make sure you're not doing anything illegal? Or fly drones around your home to peer in the windows?

"Are you effin' nuts Mr Heininger", you ask, "that's a serious invasion of privacy!".

If you're not doing anything wrong, what's the problem?

Dec 17, 2013, 10:43am Permalink
Dave Olsen

Anyone wanna bet that something embarrassing about this judge shows up in the Lamestream press soon? And if the US Supreme Court decides to look at it, there will also be something about a Supreme Court Justice.

Dec 17, 2013, 11:15am Permalink
Jacob Paine

Well, if we're talking "un-constitutionality," lets discuss the fact that the constitution does not say the word privacy once in it.

Feb 11, 2014, 5:09pm Permalink
Howard B. Owens

The Fourth Amendment, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated ..." has privacy written all over it.

Feb 11, 2014, 6:45pm Permalink
Jacob Paine

Yes, you are completely right in that sense. However, the dictionary defines secure as "free from or not exposed to danger or harm." The NSA does have access to our phone records, however, unless you are doing something that the NSA deems suspicious or dangerous, they may not interfere. Before that point you are not exposed to any danger or harm which must occur before you can claim a place of insecurity. I would like to make it clear that I am in no way, shape or form defending the NSA. I am simply trying to defend the "original intent" of all framers of the United States constitution and what they meant.

Feb 12, 2014, 10:50am Permalink

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