NSA Backlash Continues...

[n david]

Rand Paul, the libertarian Republican senator, said on Sunday that he would consider organising a class-action lawsuit over the collection of telephone and internet information. “We are looking through so much data that I think it makes our fight against terrorism worse.”

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Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.), who is considering a run for the White House in 2016, said on “Fox News Sunday” that he is considering asking major U.S. telecommunications firms to ask their customers to join a lawsuit.

“If we get a million people in a class-action suit, things might change,” Mr. Paul said.

Mr. Paul didn’t elaborate on the plan, and a spokeswoman for the senator wasn’t immediately available to comment.

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I don't know if this is actually something which could be done. I would be interested in knowing if the NSA, or any government agency, could be targeted in a class action lawsuit. But I would definitely support it if it was able to be done.

Sen. Paul will get a lot of support and publicity if he follows through with this. Perhaps enough to propel him to win the Republican nomination and even send him to the White House. I'd LOVE to see Sen. Paul in the White House.

Democratic senator Mark Udall called for a review of the Patriot Act, which was written in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, after it was revealed that government surveillance of telephone calls and online activity was more extensive than thought.

The senator, who has warned for years about growing government surveillance, said the law needed to be revised to restore public confidence that privacy was being protected. “My main concern is Americans don’t know the extent to which they are being surveilled,” he told ABC.

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There have been a precious few Democrats who have come out against this. Ron Wyden is one that I like, and Udall is trying to join him. I disagree that the Patriot Act should be "revised" or amended, as Sen. Sensenbrenner said. It should be completely repealed. But that's unlikely to happen.

Republicans are hypocrites on this. They allowed a huge infringement against the rights of the American people by the government with the PA; but they were dead set against Obamacare - because it's a huge infringement against the rights of the American people.

They want to repeal Obamacare - with which I agree; yet, they would balk at the thought of repealing the PA. Both are equally bad. Both equally infringe on our rights, however, the PA (IMO) is worse for constitutional liberties; Obamacare is bad mostly for the economy.