I love when lawmakers who have considerable authority to set parameters of surveillance programs complain that POTUS isn't doing it for them
@BradMossEsq Neither Exec nor Leg wants to be the entity that'll catch heat from NatSec state.
Maybe a Judge can help us out?
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@emptywheel There are limits to what they can do (or are comfortable doing). Really designed to be handled by political branches. -
@BradMossEsq Yes, but even some GOP judges are far better insulated fr pressure NatSec state brings to bear. - End of conversation
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@emptywheel hence my annoyance with Congress right now -
@BradMossEsq Oh, we share that. But the NatSec state--especially their contractors--has purchased themselves a very cheap Congress. -
@emptywheel And so long as they punt on big issues they'll continue to sound like hypocrites when they complain -
@BradMossEsq I think we have 3 groups: the defenders who don't complain, the silent enablers, and the minority complainers. -
@emptywheel Minority complainers technically split in two; those who are trying to do something and those just scoring political points -
@BradMossEsq Also, there's minority complainers who see way to hurt Obama. -
@emptywheel Cough Rand Paul Cough -
@BradMossEsq Oh, that's not Rand Paul. Paul is just an opportunist playing Tea Party dress-up candidate for POTUS. - 3 more replies
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