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Obama is not solely responsible for everything that goes on in the US government. The president's power is limited. However, since he is the figurehead of the s

by Sagat 13y ago

Obama is not solely responsible for everything that goes on in the US government. The president's power is limited. However, since he is the figurehead of the state, it's only natural that citizens have the impression he is the mastermind behind every single negative action of the gubment. I'm highly disappointed with Obama but he is hardly a psychopath. All those decisions you find repellent are the result of pressure from third parties or his own underlings. Impeaching Obama would be counter-productive. It would just create instability and would not solve the underlying problems that led him to make those decisions you hate.

DerpObvious 13y ago
Obama is Commander-in-Chief of the DoD, which the NSA operates under. Literally speaking, the president /is/ the highest commander of the NSA.
GVIrish 13y ago
Obama is not solely responsible for everything that goes on in the USG, but in this case he bears enough responsibility that he can and should be held accountable. It doesn't matter where the pressure came from to make Obama go down this road. The bottom line is that Obama chose to go down this road. Some people are saying, "Well, maybe he wasn't in the loop." If that is the case, and Obama was mislead as to the scope and nature of what the NSA was doing, he should've come down on the NSA HARD. The fact that he got up on TV and stammered on about balancing security and privacy and "welcoming the debate" means he was not alarmed by what was revealed and he had not intention of stopping it. He has done nothing to rein this program in. Make no mistake, Obama knew enough to know what was going on was wrong. The fact that he chose to go down the wrong path means he is responsible and he should be impeached.
swombat 13y ago
When you're president of the US, you don't get to pass the buck. Sorry, but Obama deserves all the criticism for this.

by Sagat 13y ago

DerpObvious 13y ago

Obama is Commander-in-Chief of the DoD, which the NSA operates under. Literally speaking, the president /is/ the highest commander of the NSA.

GVIrish 13y ago

Obama is not solely responsible for everything that goes on in the USG, but in this case he bears enough responsibility that he can and should be held accountable. It doesn't matter where the pressure came from to make Obama go down this road. The bottom line is that Obama chose to go down this road. Some people are saying, "Well, maybe he wasn't in the loop." If that is the case, and Obama was mislead as to the scope and nature of what the NSA was doing, he should've come down on the NSA HARD. The fact that he got up on TV and stammered on about balancing security and privacy and "welcoming the debate" means he was not alarmed by what was revealed and he had not intention of stopping it. He has done nothing to rein this program in. Make no mistake, Obama knew enough to know what was going on was wrong. The fact that he chose to go down the wrong path means he is responsible and he should be impeached.

swombat 13y ago

When you're president of the US, you don't get to pass the buck. Sorry, but Obama deserves all the criticism for this.