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http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_114_1.htm S. 1357, H.R. 2048 A few fringe sites here and there have articles, major news sites maybe have one. But even the senators that voted for or against this, most are not vocal at all. In NY, ours both voted for reform and against extension as is, but nothing on their web sites in support or against it. Why is this not a bigger deal? When Snowden leaked all that information, it was plastered everywhere. Now that there's an opportunity for congress to actually do something about it, mum's the word?
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Perhaps it was because when the Snowden leaks were plastered everywhere there was no major outcry against it and major media outlets don't often run stories that do not generate major amounts of interest or outrage.
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May 23, 2015 17:37
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Pretty sure most people forgot the Patriot Act exists. No sense bringing something that controversial back into the public light when if everybody forgot about it you can just ignore that it exists.
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May 23, 2015 17:42
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I guess that's right. It's like 50/50 of the nation, people who support it vs against. You aren't going to get any votes talking about it. Still, it seems like there's some sort of responsibility there to announce your standpoint on something fairly important. But it's fairly strange, there's practically bipartisan support for reform, they just can't decide on what the reform should be.
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May 23, 2015 18:07
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SSH IT ZOMBIE posted:I guess that's right. It's like 50/50 of the nation, people who support it vs against. The only important things are things that affect elections. If people aren't talking about it then it isn't important.
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May 23, 2015 18:21
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I bet the NSA could give us a better breakdown on the average American's opinion than "like 50/50 of the nation'. Perhaps we should ask them.
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May 23, 2015 21:25
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SSH IT ZOMBIE posted:http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_114_1.htm It's more important for black people to riot and then cover that on the news. If the news is to be believed.
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May 24, 2015 17:19
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"Well what do you have to hide?" - Popular news media and most people
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May 24, 2015 17:29
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The SituAsian posted:"Well what do you have to hide?" - Popular news media and most people "Everything." - guy with tinted windows
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May 24, 2015 19:43
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Hell, the only honest reporting so far I have seen is this: https://youtu.be/XEVlyP4_11M
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May 25, 2015 05:59
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theultimo posted:Hell, the only honest reporting so far I have seen is this: Haha...holy hell..12:40, did that actually happen?
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May 25, 2015 18:52
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SSH IT ZOMBIE posted:Haha...holy hell..12:40, did that actually happen? Sadly yes. Bieber news > the safety of our information.
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May 25, 2015 18:55
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There was a study recently that shows that humans have finally been surpassed by goldfish in terms of average attention span. THANKS
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theultimo posted:Sadly yes. Bieber news > the safety of our information. Most Americans don't care much about stuff like surveillance because gently caress it who cares, they won't come for me, I'm a good American. Other people are so terrified of a police state they live in denial of all the poo poo the government has gotten up to in the past 20 years.
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