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Tyr-Ziu Saxnot
01-19-2014, 11:10 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/39-saying-obama-39-nsa-speech-184652773.html
What they're saying about Obama's NSA speech
Associated Press
By The Associated Press
January 18, 2014 4:18 AM



Reaction from lawmakers, privacy groups, foreign leaders, industry and the intelligence community to President Barack Obama's proposals to change the way U.S. intelligence agencies collect information:


"Because the president has failed to adequately explain the necessity of these programs, the privacy concerns of some Americans are understandable. When considering any reforms, however, keeping Americans safe must remain our top priority. When lives are at stake, the president must not allow politics to cloud his judgment." — House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.

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"Today President Obama proposed bold and real steps to reform the methods the intelligence community uses to keep us safe. These proposed reforms will go a long way towards putting the imperatives of national security and personal liberty into an appropriate and sustainable balance." — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

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"We have carefully reviewed this program and have found it to be legal and effective. And for seven months, both the House and Senate intelligence committees have developed legislation to provide additional safeguards on the program, while keeping the data where it is most secure and effective. ... We encourage the White House to send legislation with the president's proposed changes to Congress so they can be fully debated." — Joint statement from Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers.

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"President Obama's announced solution to the NSA spying controversy is the same unconstitutional program with a new configuration." — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.

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"President Obama's speech today left many crucial questions unanswered. Now is the time for Congress to improve how it executes its constitutional oversight duties, to examine certain signals intelligence collection activities and practices, and to ensure that we are fulfilling our obligation to protect both the security of our nation and the freedom of our citizens." — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

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"As intelligence professionals, we have historically preferred to avoid the spotlight, but we know that for the foreseeable future, the public will remain focused on what we do and how we do it. To build on and maintain the trust of the American people and our international partners, we must embrace the president's call for transparency." — Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.

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"The president's speech was empathetic, balanced and thoughtful, but insufficient to meet the real needs of our globally connected world and a free Internet." — Ed Black of the Computer & Communications Industry Association, which represents Google, Microsoft, Facebook and other concerned tech companies. Only Rand Paul got it right! Its not about who gets to keep and guard the damn information--its about it being unconstitutional to gather it in the first place by way of mass spying and negating citizen's rights to privacy! Rather than address the Constitutionality of it the Obama is attempting to switch the debate to a controversy over who administers and how the program is administered! The media goes along with this and Boners comment on it should get his sorry ass canned. I've come to the conclusion that he is a worthless sell out son of a bitch! --TYR