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Question from a non-American: if not spying, what are they supposed to do?

• prollyignored 13y ago
  There is no other way. I think the "right to privacy" is childish. "Big Brother" was about controlling behavior but grepping phone records is not. edit: I'd be more upset about DNA database.
• snom380 13y ago
  Who are you talking about? This order is about the FBI.
• declan 13y ago
  The NSA is generally viewed as not operating domestically. This order shows otherwise.
• einhverfr 13y ago
  They are supposed to be spying on non-Americans only. Keep in mind the US has a long-standing distrust of a porous boundary between military and law enforcement embodied in things like our 3rd Amendment, The Posse Comitatus Act, and more. These have been eroding fast unfortunately since Reagan era (and maybe even arguably since Carter signed FISA), but they are major aspects of American governance.