Interesting . . . .
In a jarring break from the George W. Bush era, the Republican National Committee voted Friday to adopt a resolution demanding an investigation into the National Security Agency’s spy programs.
According to the resolution, the NSA metadata program revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is deemed “an invasion into the personal lives of American citizens that violates the right of free speech and association afforded by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.” In addition, “the mass collection and retention of personal data is in itself contrary to the right of privacy protected by the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution.”
Titled a “Resolution To Renounce The National Security Agency’s Surveillance Program,” it was passed by a voice vote as part of a package of RNC proposals. Not a single member rose to object or call for further debate, as occurred for other resolutions.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/rnc-condemns-nsa-spying-shock-turnaround-0
. . . so does this mean then, since a demand that Congress investigate mass spying on average American's electronic communications is precisely what Edward Snowden has been asking for, that the Republicans were for Mr. Snowden's execution before they were against it??
And The Gadfly also wonders, now that the GOP is siding with the Snowden, how America's professional spooks feel about it, considering that they have made it clear as to exactly what they would like to do to him:
“In a world where I would not be restricted from killing an American, I personally would go and kill him myself,” a current NSA analyst told BuzzFeed. “A lot of people share this sentiment.”
“I would love to put a bullet in his head,” one Pentagon official, a former special forces officer, said bluntly.http://www.buzzfeed.com/bennyjohnson/americas-spies-want-edward-snowden-dead
My - what tangled webs of lunacy and hypocrisy we do weave eh?
----TFG
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