‘Memba this?
“Barack Obama opposed the Bush Administration’s initial policy on warrantless wiretaps because it crossed the line between protecting our national security and eroding the civil liberties of American citizens. As president, Obama would update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to provide greater oversight and accountability to the congressional intelligence committees to prevent future threats to the rule of law.”
How’s that going, part 274?
The U.S. Justice Department has abruptly abandoned what had become a high-profile court fight to read Yahoo users’ e-mail messages without obtaining a search warrant first.
In a two-page brief filed Friday, the Obama administration withdrew its request for warrantless access to the complete contents of the Yahoo Mail accounts under investigation. CNET was the first to report on the Denver case in an article on Tuesday.
OK, that is a wee bit different from actual “warrentless wiretaps,” which were, of course, not actual wiretaps to start with, but hey, don’t bust in on the unhinged liberals groove.
Two years ago, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama had pledged that, as president, he would “strengthen privacy protections for the digital age.” This dispute had the potential to test his administration’s actual commitment to privacy, which recently became the subject of a legislative push supported by Silicon Valley firms and privacy advocates.
Pledge schmedge. Barry needs to know what you folks who are opposed to his policies are writing and passing around.
I loved the “once it’s been opened, an email is no longer in electronic storage” line they were pushing.
Yes, they are JUST that stupid.