Federal Judge Vindicates Edward Snowden.

A federal court just vindicated Snowden's patriotic actions. Tell President Obama it's time to grant him immunity. Please note: If you forward or distribute, the links will open a page with your information filled in. Dear Fat Bastardo, Edward Snowden is a great American who deserves full immunity for his patriotic acts. And we’re proud to serve as his legal advisors. When Snowden blew the whistle on the NSA, he single-handedly reignited a global debate about government surveillance and our most fundamental rights as individuals. And on Monday, a federal judge vindicated Snowden’s actions by declaring unconstitutional the NSA’s spying program, labeling it “Orwellian”—adding that James Madison would be “aghast.” This could be the key tipping point for the American public to fully realize the service Snowden provided to all of us by exposing the NSA’s illegal spying program, if we act now and together. Because the truth is, NONE of the progress in this fight—yesterday’s court decision, the legislation working through Congress, the presidential review of the NSA—would have happened if Snowden had kept silent about the government’s illegal activity. That’s why today—in the wake of this groundbreaking court decision—we’re calling on President Obama to provide full immunity for Snowden, so he can come back home to the country he loves, free from persecution. Let’s stand together and tell President Obama to grant Snowden immunity for his patriotic acts exposing the NSA’s illegal activities. For more than 12 years, the ACLU has been fighting to end government surveillance that invades the rights and lives of millions of Americans with virtually no oversight. But when our years-long case against mass surveillance finally reached the Supreme Court, it was dismissed for lack of evidence of the secret programs. Snowden provided that evidence, at great personal risk. Right now, Snowden still lives under threat—exiled in Russia far from his home and his family, and the victim of ongoing public attacks by the NSA and its surveillance allies. Just yesterday, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said that Snowden “ought to swing from a tall oak tree” for exposing the NSA’s illegal programs. Despite all this, in a recent CBS News interview, a top NSA official opened the door to offering Snowden immunity, under certain conditions (though we firmly believe it should be unconditional). And this latest court decision gives us the opportunity to fully turn the tide on public opinion and protect Snowden from further threats of persecution. If tens of thousands of us stand together and tell President Obama to grant Snowden immunity, we have a real chance of bringing him home. Let’s make the most of this historic opportunity together. Thank you, Anthony for the ACLU Action team P.S. In a statement following the court ruling, Snowden had this to say: "Today, a secret program authorized by a secret court was, when exposed to the light of day, found to violate Americans’ rights. It is the first of many." Let’s make sure that after raising his voice to better our democracy, Snowden can come home.

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NSA Leaker Edward Snowden and Democrat and Republican Hypocrisy

What's the differenece Hannity you lying piece of shit errand boy for the criminal elite?

Here's the question. What has Snowden disclosed to the world about illegal NSA spying that we didn't know in 2006?

If you look through stories from today and compare them to, for example, a story from 2006 when the NSA found itself in a firestorm of public outrage for collecting phone records, it's difficult to tell the two apart.

So, try to identify whether the following excerpts are from this week's Guardian's story and its fallout, or a scoop from USA Today in May 2006.

1.   "A massive government database containing the phone records of tens of millions of Americans … marks the modern intersection of two powerful emerging forces: terrorism and technology."

2.   "The National Security Agency is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of

U.S. customers of Verizon, one of America's largest telecoms providers, under a top-secret court order issued in April."

3.   "On Capitol Hill, Democrats expressed outrage over the secret project, and some leading Republicans … expressed concern.

4.   "For roughly two years … two Democrats have been stridently advising the public that the U.S. government is relying on 'secret legal interpretations' to claim surveillance powers so broad that the American public would be 'stunned' to learn of the kind of domestic spying being conducted."

5.   "Are you telling me tens of millions of Americans are involved with al-Qaida?' These are tens of millions of Americans who are not suspected of anything." – Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. 

6.   "As far as I know, this is the exact three-month renewal of what has been in place for the past … years. This renewal is carried out by the [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court] under the business records section of the Patriot Act. Therefore it is lawful. It has been briefed to Congress." – Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

7.   "The secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court granted the order … giving the government unlimited authority to obtain the data for a specified three-month period ... " 

8.   "Among the controversies over the database, however, is that it was built without court warrants or the approval of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, a panel of federal judges established to issue secret warrants, according to people with direct knowledge of the arrangement."

9.   "Actually, the program doesn't involve monitoring the content of telephone conversations.... The NSA is expert at using computers to review vast quantities of digital data — such as phone numbers — to identify patterns of activity."

10.   "Under the terms of the blanket order, the numbers of both parties on a call are handed over, as is location data, call duration, unique identifiers, and the time and duration of all calls. The contents of the conversation itself are not covered."

Answers:  
1) USA Today, 2006;  2) Guardian, 2013; 3) USA Today, 2006; 4) Guardian, 2013; 5) USA Today, 2006; 6) June 6, 2013; 7) Guardian, 2013; 8) USA Today, 2006; 9) USA Today, 2006; 10) Guardian, 2013

It was wrong when Bush did it but ok ow that Obama is doing or was it OK when Bush did it and not OK that Obama is doing it. Can anyone say hypocrisy?