Bill Watch! Spooked White House Asks Congress To Reject NSA Spying Amendment
Last week I highlighted Michigan (R) Representative Justin Amash's amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which called for the defunding of NSA activity/monitoring of Americans that weren't directly suspected of terrorist activity. From Amash's bill:
“None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to collect tangible things (including telephone numbers dialed, telephone numbers of incoming calls, and the duration of calls) pursuant to an order under section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861) if such things do not pertain to a person who is the subject of an investigation described in such section"
In my previous writing I stated that I didn't think this bill, even if passed, would have that much impact, mainly because the NSA does as it wants and only whistleblowers like Snowden shine any light into the goings on. Apparently, this bill would have more teeth than I surmised, as the White House is taking a very aggressive approach to the amendment. Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a statement:
...we oppose the current effort in the House to hastily dismantle one of our Intelligence Community’s counterterrorism tools. This blunt approach is not the product of an informed, open, or deliberative process. We urge the House to reject the Amash Amendment, and instead move forward with an approach that appropriately takes into account the need for a reasoned review of what tools can best secure the nation.
Let's all have a good laugh at the "informed, open and deliberative process" that Carney is mentioning - there can be no greater hypocrisy that a statement about deliberation and from the Obama Administration, which relies solely upon on executive orders to do anything because it can't stand to be challenged through reasonable debate. And "open?" From the most secretive administration in decades? Rich.It's astounding that the White House wants to dig itself deeper into this hole. Not only did it allow this incredible hidden spying program to thrive under Obama, but it has made no apologies for it. And now, where Obama could step up and support an amendment that would protect the privacy and personal liberty of Americans (or at the very least he could shut up and let Congress decide), he instead comes out swinging to throw his weight behind keeping the spying procedures right where they are. Very rarely will an administration so brazenly come out against a bill like this. They really must be scared of this amendment.There's really no way around seeing this for what it is: the White House very clearly telling us that our rights be damned, they just want to keep spying on us.Receive access to ALL of our EXCLUSIVE bonus audio content – including “Conspiracy Corner”, “Degenerate Gamblers” and the “League of Liberty Podcast” by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride and supporting us on Patreon!
