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But in the UK you don't have constitutional law. In the US the Supreme Court has ruled that the 1st Amendment has primacy over the prerogative of the...

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[WDW]Megaraptor replied to a thread Why can't the US keep stuff classified? in Political Discussions and Rants

Very interesting...in the US the government has never successfully prosecuted the media for publishing classified information. I'm pretty sure it...

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[WDW]Megaraptor replied to a thread Why can't the US keep stuff classified? in Political Discussions and Rants

I was wondering the same. Cultural issues aside, can journalists be prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act in the UK if they knowingly print...

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[WDW]Megaraptor replied to a thread Why Can't House GOP Leaders Stand Up to Radical Members of Their Party? in Political Discussions and Rants

No...not without either party hurting their chances for control of the House of Representatives or the Senate in November 2014. Party candidates...

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[WDW]Megaraptor started a thread Why can't the US keep stuff classified? in Political Discussions and Rants

A disturbing question that's been bugging me: Why does the US government seem to have a singular problem with leakers and not being able to keep...

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[WDW]Megaraptor replied to a thread Why Can't House GOP Leaders Stand Up to Radical Members of Their Party? in Political Discussions and Rants

US politicians are elected by district and there is really no way for party leaders to enforce any sort of party unity. Representatives are...

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[WDW]Megaraptor replied to a thread US spied on Russian President Medvedev at 2009 G20 summit – NSA leaks in General Discussion

The CIA spies on every country except the UK and Australia. The NSA may not even have those restrictions. MI6 spied on the US and infiltrated the OSS...

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Spartan10k replied to a thread Why Can't House GOP Leaders Stand Up to Radical Members of Their Party? in Political Discussions and Rants

I didn't say you shouldn't comment. I just burst your bubble that you're objective on US politics. Of course my views are framed around the fact that...

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IconOfEvi replied to a thread NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants in Political Discussions and Rants

Now thats an ideological crusade EVERYONE can get behind...literally as well as figuratively ;)

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IconOfEvi replied to a thread Sales of '1984' spike amid NSA spying scandal in Off Topic and Humor

Sorry to make this overtly political for a bit, but I wonder CJ, why is Huntsman to you still the Second Coming of Republican Jesus? Im just curious...

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[WDW]Megaraptor replied to a thread Britain spied on G-20 delegates in 2009 in Political Discussions and Rants

It's pretty clear by now that Snowden is driven primarily by his massive ego, which is now expanding at a rate that will soon engulf most of the...

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SBL replied to a thread NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants in Political Discussions and Rants

They were liars to a man in that other NSA thread. I wonder what happened?

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