Obama: you have 3 months to shut down as much of the unaccountable secret surveillance state you've built as possible before Trump runs it
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Replying to @evan_greer @Plinz
I worry about the assumption that any man is the least bit trustworthy after having built a secret surveillance state
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Replying to @smithofbexar
I cannot see such an assumption in what
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Replying to @Plinz
it could have been purely declarative, but then it wouldn't advance most anyone's understanding much ('well d'uh' informally)
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Replying to @smithofbexar
I think
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Replying to @Plinz
that's a solid point, but 2 Qs: would Obama even want to?; how long did it take to build? (If not long, mayb not worth his effort)
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Replying to @smithofbexar
1. I think that he is personally motivated by doing the right thing within available constraints 2. the biggest boost was 9/11
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Replying to @Plinz
if the biggest boost was 9/11, all that building happened pre-Obama, so the surveillance state Barry has to take down isn't just his
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Much of the growth happened during his tenure. More generally, politicians don't seem to control the NSA as much as vice versa
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