October 30, 2014 The Obama administration is ramping up its campaign to force technology companies to help the government spy on their users.
FBI and Justice Department officials met with House staffers this week for a classified briefing on how encryption is hurting police investigations, according to staffers familiar with the meeting.
The briefing included Democratic and Republican aides for the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, the staffers said. The meeting was held in a classified room, and aides are forbidden from revealing what was discussed.
What a surprise that Democrats and Republicans both seem to approve of this. The next time anyone tells me I should vote for a Democrat because they'll stem the tide of losing our civil liberties, I'm just going to laugh and laugh. Not that the Republicans are much better, but it appears to be be a position without a major party to champion it.
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pp4me3 wrote:
Why would anybody think that Obama was a champion of civil liberties?
Sadly, I know many, many people who still cling to this notion, and remember strongly believing it myself back when I was a liberal and voted for him in 2008.
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Pointedstick wrote:
Sadly, I know many, many people who still cling to this notion, and remember strongly believing it myself back when I was a liberal and voted for him in 2008.
Don't feel bad. I voted for Bush in 2000 although it might be more accurate to say I voted against Gore.
That was my very last vote except for when I registered Republican to vote for Ron Paul in the primary a few years back. I still get Republican literature in the mail from that poor decision to this very day.
The next time anyone tells me I should vote for a Democrat because they'll stem the tide of losing our civil liberties, I'm just going to laugh and laugh. Not that the Republicans are much better, but it appears to be be a position without a major party to champion it.