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Obama: No warrantless wiretaps if you elect me (2008)

• deleted 12y ago
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• bediger4000 12y ago
  OK, great. It's terribly, terribly disappointing that he changed his mind, or maybe couldn't get rid of warrantless/dragnet surveillance. He broke a campaign promise, and made himself into Just Another Politician. But what can we decide from this info? Do elements of the Deep State actually dictate policy to the elected leader? Is the temptation of an all-seeing spy agency just too great? There was clearly some political currency to be had from the issue, but what made him drop it once in office?
  • serf 12y ago
    >But what can we decide from this info? don't bet on campaign promises, or the idea that a candidate will act according to the party he ran for?
    • hawleyal 12y ago
      Or realize promising things like this is like a student council president promising everyday is pizza day and no school on Fridays.
      • bediger4000 12y ago
        But then why bother? We've all been through election cycles before. We all know that once elected, a lot of promises don't come true. Why even make this one? As I wrote, there was some political capital in the issue, even in 2008. What made Obama change his mind?