BernieSanders 1775 Report post Posted May 12, 2015 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/11/rand-paul-filibuster-patriot-act_n_7258460.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013If it works than half of the topical aff's on this topic literally melt away. Now all we need is the NSA to be shut down and this could be a year with few if any topical affs! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theparanoiacmachine 1676 Report post Posted May 12, 2015 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/11/rand-paul-filibuster-patriot-act_n_7258460.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013 If it works than half of the topical aff's on this topic literally melt away. Now all we need is the NSA to be shut down and this could be a year with few if any topical affs! Looks like the topic board committee got trolled 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyTables 298 Report post Posted May 12, 2015 It may make things more interesting by incentivizing creative interpretations of surveillance; NSA good/bad would have gotten old fast. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrelloid 935 Report post Posted May 12, 2015 Don't worry, Obama will just issue an executive order instructing the NSA to keep doing their thing, and turn around and say he doesn't need Congress to authorize it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
backcountryguy 143 Report post Posted May 12, 2015 Don't worry, Obama will just issue an executive order instructing the NSA to keep doing their thing, and turn around and say he doesn't need Congress to authorize it. This is more accurate than I am comfortable admitting. (and if he doesn't then Hilary will on Jan 21) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theparanoiacmachine 1676 Report post Posted May 12, 2015 Don't worry, Obama will just issue an executive order instructing the NSA to keep doing their thing, and turn around and say he doesn't need Congress to authorize it. #WarPowersAct 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SnarkosaurusRex 2831 Report post Posted May 12, 2015 The patriot act is only a small part of surveillance authorization. There's also the FISA/FISC system, EO 12333, and s.309 of the Intelligence Authorization Act of 2015. Furthermore, there are a shit ton of other forms of surveillance outside the NSA. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FUDGE 56 Report post Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) If you can win monitoring is surveillance, you'll gain access to the craziest affs. Edited May 12, 2015 by MrFudgeFox 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DisplayName 377 Report post Posted May 20, 2015 Don't worry, Obama will just issue an executive order instructing the NSA to keep doing their thing, and turn around and say he doesn't need Congress to authorize it. Actually Obama just did the opposite, he XOed away the NSA for some reason. Or at least their phone surveillance. http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/obama-admin-nsa-spying-will-begin-shutting-down-this-week-20150520 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
backcountryguy 143 Report post Posted May 21, 2015 Actually Obama just did the opposite, he XOed away the NSA for some reason. Or at least their phone surveillance. http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/obama-admin-nsa-spying-will-begin-shutting-down-this-week-20150520 No he didn't. Obama hasn't done anything other than issue a memo that says in order to comply with the June 1 deadline, stuff will begin winding down on the 22nd. He also didn't issue an XO about phone surveillance - that was the house. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hannahkiin 418 Report post Posted May 21, 2015 My friend just sent me this http://www.politicususa.com/2015/05/20/rand-pauls-senate-patriot-act-filibuster-fake-fraud.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
