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Ah, yes, president obama, advocate of the privacy rights of individuals world-wide. He expanded the powers of the NSA because he could, or had to, or whatever.
by wonder_er 10y ago
Ah, yes, president obama, advocate of the privacy rights of individuals world-wide.
He expanded the powers of the NSA because he could, or had to, or whatever. I struggle to imagine that he then turned around and used the FCC to push meaningful reform along for his citizens.
I think the burden of proof is on you to show that his track record with government spying should be ignored when thinking about his track record with FCC/consumer protections.
- yuhong 10y agoI think the more important person here is Tom Wheeler, who led the FCC during the period.
- lcfcjs 10y agoThis isn't about expansion of the NSA, it's about this bill in particular.
- funkymike 10y agoBoth of those are consistent in one respect, that they both expand executive power. A group with power consistently seeks to increase that power. The FCC wants power, the NSA wants power.