Post by unlawflcombatnt on Jan 8, 2014 9:34:32 GMT -6
Below is the 2nd half of an article from Newmax, describing Paul's pursuit of legal action against the NSA for it's unConstitutional spying on Americans.
from Newsmax (starting mid-page)
www.newsmax.com/NewsmaxTv/rand-paul-obama-unemployment-policy/2014/01/07/id/545746?ns_mail_uid=80659729&ns_mail_job=1552420_01082014&promo_code=16261-1
"Paul also is pursuing a lawsuit against the National Security Agency over its ongoing blanket surveillance of Americans' phone records, which many people think is unconstitutional.
"We've assembled a team of lawyers. We expect to file our complaint in court within the next week or 2. We have over 250,000 people who have signed up for the lawsuit, and I've told people that the class or nature of people who can apply is pretty wide open. You have to own a cellphone," Paul said.
"So, if you own a cellphone in America, you probably had your records taken by the government. And there really is a constitutional debate in question, whether a single warrant from a judge can apply to millions of people's phone records."
Paul's lawsuit has ruffled fellow Republican lawmaker Rep. Peter King of New York, who says the NSA's surveillance has stopped numerous terror plots and saved hundreds of lives.
Paul doesn't agree.
"There will always be people who succumb to fear and are ready and willing to trade their liberty for security, but there are serious constitutional questions here, and there are questions of whether or not you do have an expectation of privacy," Paul said.
"It's pretty clear to me that a warrant for a million people's phone records is not a valid warrant, and this needs to be decided by the Supreme Court. We may not win at the Supreme Court, but I have a feeling the Supreme Court is going to expand the right of privacy and expand the notion that the Fourth Amendment does protect some of these records.""
from Newsmax (starting mid-page)
www.newsmax.com/NewsmaxTv/rand-paul-obama-unemployment-policy/2014/01/07/id/545746?ns_mail_uid=80659729&ns_mail_job=1552420_01082014&promo_code=16261-1
"Paul also is pursuing a lawsuit against the National Security Agency over its ongoing blanket surveillance of Americans' phone records, which many people think is unconstitutional.
"We've assembled a team of lawyers. We expect to file our complaint in court within the next week or 2. We have over 250,000 people who have signed up for the lawsuit, and I've told people that the class or nature of people who can apply is pretty wide open. You have to own a cellphone," Paul said.
"So, if you own a cellphone in America, you probably had your records taken by the government. And there really is a constitutional debate in question, whether a single warrant from a judge can apply to millions of people's phone records."
Paul's lawsuit has ruffled fellow Republican lawmaker Rep. Peter King of New York, who says the NSA's surveillance has stopped numerous terror plots and saved hundreds of lives.
Paul doesn't agree.
"There will always be people who succumb to fear and are ready and willing to trade their liberty for security, but there are serious constitutional questions here, and there are questions of whether or not you do have an expectation of privacy," Paul said.
"It's pretty clear to me that a warrant for a million people's phone records is not a valid warrant, and this needs to be decided by the Supreme Court. We may not win at the Supreme Court, but I have a feeling the Supreme Court is going to expand the right of privacy and expand the notion that the Fourth Amendment does protect some of these records.""