chemTrailActivist · @chemTrailActivi
3rd Dec 2013 from TwitLonger
Busting Eight Common Excuses for #NSA Mass Surveillance
DECEMBER 3, 2013
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Allowing mass spying is patriotic.
Stopping untargeted seizure of information is one of the key reasons we fought the War of Independence and drafted the Fourth Amendment.
During colonial times, the “crime” was tax evasion—remember the Boston Tea Party?
The British crown issued Writs of Assistance, which were general warrants that allowed the British authorities to search through anyone’s papers in order to find those who were skirting the taxes.
American patriot James Otis Jr. argued against the “hated writs” but lost his case in the British courts.
John Adams noted that from that case, “the child independence was born.”
Since that time, warrants have had to specify the persons and places searched. Mass surveillance by the NSA does neither.
In short, one of our countries’ founding principles is the prohibition on mass searches and seizures.
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This sucks, but there’s nothing I can do!
Actually there is plenty you can do! First, join the over half-million others and sign our petition at stopwatching.us.
Then call your representative in Congress—there are bills going through Congress right now that could curtail some of this spying and bring real transparency and accountability to the NSA.
There are also some that need to be opposed so we don’t end up legalizing much of this illegal surveillance.
There’s lots you can do to fight NSA surveillance.
But one of the most important things you can do is explain why this issue is important to friends and family.
So please share this guide widely.
http://sandiegofreepress.org/2013/12/busting-eight-common-excuses-for-nsa-mass-surveillance/