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Do you really think that the multitrillion dollar industry that thrives on surveilling the public would allow their private takeover of the US government to be
by sneak 3y ago
Do you really think that the multitrillion dollar industry that thrives on surveilling the public would allow their private takeover of the US government to be thwarted by a few phone calls by civilians?
This sort of surveillance power (the ability to peer into Microsoft, Google, Apple, Yahoo, AWS, Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T in realtime without a warrant) is the sort of thing that allows them to blackmail or extort every member of congress, every member of law enforcement, prosecutor, judge, or general in the country.
There is no amount of political organizing that can usefully be brought to bear against the most powerful organization in the country (the CIA/IC) once they have obtained this capability (and they have, for years now).
- squigz 3y agoThen what do you recommend, if anything?
- Workaccount2 3y agoYes, I do, and people should call. It's dumb defeatist attitude that causes nothing to be done.
- yazzku 3y agoOk, let's just give up, then?
- wumeow 3y agolol it was 212 to 212, that’s exactly what almost happened! And the only reason this passed today is that Republicans think they can kill it in 2 years.
- webspinner 3y agoYeah, that's exactly it, and I'm tired of them! Of course I'm tired of the other side too lol, that's why I became an LP member hah.
- heavyset_go 3y agoIt's worth trying even against the odds.
- webspinner 3y agoOh no, not anymore. Congress doesn't want themselves being surveilled in section 702 data. Sorry about the source, I'll link to a counterveilling article, although they come from both sides, I believe they both share similar messages. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/tyranny-house-passes-bill-renew-fisa-warrantless-spy/ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/04/tyranny-house-passe... https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/bad-amendments-section-702-have-failed-now-what-happens-next https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/bad-amendments-section...