We've been making noise since 2001 before the Patriot Act was passed, then in 2007 when they granted retroactive immunity to the telecoms who where assisting with the illegal wiretapping, and now again in 2013 when we received some PPT slides that confirm what we thought in 2001.
I'm not trying to be a negative nancy, nor saying stop making noise, just that it's been going on for 12+ years (if not longer) and the powers that could stop it can hardly tie their shoes without an argument on how to tie them correctly. Hopefully more people will wise up to the blatant disregard for the law and demand further action.
Disclaimer: This is not directed at disposition in particular, it's more of a general observation.
> I'm not trying to be a negative nancy, nor saying stop making noise, just that it's been going on for 12+ years (if not longer) and the powers that could stop it can hardly tie their shoes without an argument on how to tie them correctly.
The length of time that something has gone on does not change the fact that it is fundamentally wrong. The only difference is that I am now, 12+ years later, more disgruntled than I was back when it started. I feel like some people use the fact that this has been ongoing as some way to say "Oh, this isn't as big a deal as you're making it out to be." No, screw you.
Also, we as a population have to stop with the "it's never going to change, why bother?" mentality and get involved. It's definitely never going to change if we continue to be so apathetic as a group.
This is how I feel every time I hear someone make excuses for things like this. It's less "screw you, I hate you" and more "screw you, wake the hell up".
I for one plan on making a ton of noise until that happens.