Surveillance Has Grown Under Obama
DOJ electronic surveillance has jumped sixty-four percent since 2009
The Justice Department's use of electronic surveillance has jumped by a whopping 64 percent since 2009.
Through a Freedom of Information Act request, the American Civil Liberties Union found that court orders for both pen registers and trap-and-trace devices on phones increased from 23,535 in 2009 to a shocking 37,616 in 2011, The Associated Press reported Thursday.
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Surveillance???!!!
Shame on the AP. Delete this crap. Nobody wants to discuss that! This election is about the econ--....errr, wait, no, this election is about ending the wa--... errr, wait, uhh..no... this election is about eliminating corporate welf-- err..uhhh... no, rather, it's our standing in the world--.... uhhh... crap... Wait! As that stalwart of justice Bill Maher said, it's Paul Ryan! That's the issue. Paul Ryan is a liar!
Suveillance -- pffftt... get outta here.