Fri 21 Jun 2013
Spying by the Numbers: Hundreds of Thousands Subject to Government Surveillance and No Real Protection
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , Democracy , Globalization/EmpireNo Comments
Bill Quigley ICH
In a democracy, transparency and public participation are critical. This is not just about “the terrorists.” This is about civil liberty and government accountability. Hundreds of thousands of people are being spied upon every year by our own government’s public admissions. There is little oversight by judges and even less by Congress. If the government admits this much, you can certainly assume there is more to come out. It is time to wake up. (more…)