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Nothing congress is going to pass will become law without POTUS signature. The premise of this article is>>> that OBAMA will sign {#INSERT_LAW_HERE}. So why n
by 001sky 12y ago
Nothing congress is going to pass will become law without POTUS signature.
The premise of this article is>>> that OBAMA will sign {#INSERT_LAW_HERE}.
So why not just sign an (new) executive order? eg.
NSA's mission, as set forth in Executive Order 12333, is to collect information that constitutes "foreign intelligence or counterintelligence" while not "acquiring information concerning the domestic activities of United States persons". NSA has declared that it relies on the FBI to collect information on foreign intelligence activities within the borders of the United States, while confining its own activities within the United States to the embassies and missions of foreign nations
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/meet-executive-order-12333-the-reagan-rule-that-lets-the-nsa-spy-on-americans/2014/07/18/93d2ac22-0b93-11e4-b8e5-d0de80767fc2_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/meet-executive-order-...
- tptacek 12y agoYou should probably re-read the US Constitution. It's not really very long. And, once again: the problem with Executive Orders as a solution to overreaching surveillance is that they are not binding. This administration, and every other one, can revoke them on a whim. The same thing is not true of an actual law.