Who were they spying on? What was the objective? I think those are very important questions.
For those who object to it, let me ask a question. Would you be upset if the NSA had been spying on the 19 POC's (pieces of crap) that carried out 9/11, and had been able to prevent it? Would you say that the "spying on America" in that case would have been justified and a good thing? <edited to add: What about Tim McVeigh? Would you have minded if they had spied on him and prevented the Oklahoma City bombing? >>
Now, what's worse? Spying on people you suspect are here to do harm to this country and it's people? Or gathering the FBI records of all members of congress so that you can collect all their dirty secrets to use as leverage?
<<edited to add:>> If the FBI/NSA suspected me of conspiring to commit a terrorist act - I would not object to them tapping my phones. I honestly would not have a problem with it if they had reason to suspect me. I've got nothing to hide.
For those who object to it, let me ask a question. Would you be upset if the NSA had been spying on the 19 POC's (pieces of crap) that carried out 9/11, and had been able to prevent it? Would you say that the "spying on America" in that case would have been justified and a good thing? <edited to add: What about Tim McVeigh? Would you have minded if they had spied on him and prevented the Oklahoma City bombing? >>
Now, what's worse? Spying on people you suspect are here to do harm to this country and it's people? Or gathering the FBI records of all members of congress so that you can collect all their dirty secrets to use as leverage?
<<edited to add:>> If the FBI/NSA suspected me of conspiring to commit a terrorist act - I would not object to them tapping my phones. I honestly would not have a problem with it if they had reason to suspect me. I've got nothing to hide.