kept on its terror watch list until 2008), and laws created Nelson Mandela, the president. Laws created Nelson Mandela, the terrorist (whom the U.S. Laws, manipulated for terrible ends, must be challenged when they come into conflict with the fundamental principles and morals of a free society. They change and are changeable what once was a potential felony in Colorado is now a tourist draw. Laws represent what a government and sometimes perhaps even a majority of the people want at a given point in time. After all, so was slavery once upon a time in the U.S. True, if perhaps you put “legal” in quotes. So here are ten myths about NSA surveillance that need debunking. It’s time to face these arguments directly. They have been aided by a chorus of pundits, columnists, and present as well as former officials offering bumper-sticker slogans like "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear," all the while claiming our freedom is in direct conflict with our security. Instead of a careful examination of what the NSA does, the legality of its actions, what risks it takes for what gains, and how effective the agency has been in its stated mission of protecting Americans, we increasingly have government officials or retired versions of the same demanding - quite literally - Snowden’s head and engaging in the usual fear-mongering over 9/11. The debate Edward Snowden envisioned when he revealed the extent of National Security Agency (NSA) spying on Americans has taken a bad turn.
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