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am_Unition · 3696 days ago · link · · parent · post: Senate Republicans block the bill to end mass surveillance
According to the New York Times write-up, So how can a program initiated by the executive branch without congressional oversight require congressional approval for termination? Edit: I'm guessing that the Obama administration pays lip-service to the notion of de-escalating the program, but has no actual intention of doing so. I hate this game.The N.S.A., Mr. Snowden revealed, was systematically collecting telephone metadata — information about who called whom, but not the content of what was said — from major American phone companies. The program began after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, based on an assertion of unilateral executive power by President George W. Bush.