US House approves FISA renewal – warrantless surveillance and all
US House approves FISA renewal – warrantless surveillance and all
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People need to stop thinking about Republicans vs. Democrats and starting think in terms of people vs. the government. We might be able to make positive change if we united.
106 0 Reply*People vs the rich. There, fify.
101 0 ReplyIn our currently reality this really isn't a distinction
7 0 ReplyYa, the state is a tool of the rich.
5 0 ReplySame thing.....
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No, the government is huge, and most parts of it really don't care about your data. They're busy buildings roads, sewers and doing fundamental research. It's really people vs the national security state.
33 0 ReplyIts not the government that's the problem. It is unchecked power and tyranny.
17 0 ReplyDon't worry, every school shooting the 2A types bleat about how their guns keep us safe from tyranny (when they're not busy voting for tyrants).
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It's actually people vs. corporations vs. the government, and the corporations keep bribing the refs
12 0 ReplyUnfortunately the fascists were the ones that tried to overthrow the government
5 0 ReplyThey allowed the dumbest of us all to have their dumb insurrection for the dumbest reasons in a very public way. I wonder why.
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https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024119
Party Ayes Noes Present Not Voting Republican 126 88 0 4 Democratic 147 59 0 7 TOTAL 273 147 0 11 41 0 ReplyThat's why I say that 2 parties is almost the same as 1 party
24 0 ReplyFPTP voting is keeping us from having a functioning and free country.
20 0 ReplyPower Duopoly: not quite as bad as a Power Monopoly - a.k.a. Dictatorship - but not really the same as Democracy.
8 0 ReplyIn this topic. Can't extend this vote to cover others.
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70% of Republicans (some small government, eh?) and 40% of Democrats voted yes.All my math is wrong. See below for correct numbers.
4 0 ReplyRepublican: 126 / (126 + 88 + 0 + 4) = 58% Democrat: 147 / (147 + 59 + 0 + 7) = 69%
5 0 ReplyWhat math are you doing? I got 69% aye from the Democrats and 58% aye from the Republicans.
Republican: (126 ÷ (126 + 88 + 4)) * 100 = 57.80% Democratic: (147 ÷ (147 + 59 + 7)) * 100 = 69.01%
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And yet people say conservatives won't vote to stop surveillance. I think we need to stop thinking about political lines. The drama with Trump definitely opened some eyes.
3 0 ReplyBut they didn't vote to stop surveillance? It was not stopped. They are the majority and they did not stop it.
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What terrifies me is AG and DG from the Daily Beans seemed to celebrate it.
The neolibs are not on the side of the public.
14 0 ReplyThe so called "patriot act" isn't enough. They need more ways to break the law. And by law I mean the Constitution. And by "break the law" I mean FISA.
10 0 ReplyThe USAian system needs a major overhaul. What worked 200 years ago for the right is working even better for them now.
3 0 ReplyKompromat
2 0 ReplyThe thumbnail has Gumi vibes
2 0 ReplyI am confused were the amendments to stop warrantless surveillance passed or not?
The amendment... would ban warrantless surveillance of US persons...
...Additional amendments... all passed.
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