Wednesday, July 24, 2013

The Vote


Guardian: House Forces Vote on Amendment that Would Limit NSA Bulk Surveillance
July 23, 2013

Summary: Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives prepared to vote on an amendment to the Defense appropriations bill that would restrict NSA surveillance activities exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden. It would prevent the NSA, FBI and other agencies from relying on Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act "to collect records, including telephone call records, that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215." Debate over the amendment, which is sponsored by Republican congressman Justin Amash with bipartisan support, is expected later today.

The Obama administration is calling on lawmakers to vote against the Amash amendment. The NSA Director, General Keith Alexander, held two classified briefings with members of Congress yesterday. Following the briefing, Rep. Amash stated that he didn't "think it's going to change people's views on the collection of Americans' phone records."
I wonder why, he wanted lawmakers to vote against this Amash amendment.? You wonder what was said.  At this point one does not know what to think.  I reserve judgement at this time but feel this is our loss. We the People.

SHORT BLURBS OF PHYLOSPHY


SOME SHORT  BLURBS OF PHYLOSOPHY

I WAS THINKING OF THE MUSLIMS AND THEY Worship  a rock ,,well what better place to find a rock than in the desert..lots of rocks but this rock was different ,,black and unlike all other rocks around, They must of seen it fall, for it to have so much divine meaning. It is an asteroid, the scientist examined and said it was,,,, and the imam say it is a rock from God.

Sounds plausible since god came from above,, or went back to above..

The second philosophy is Indians,, they worship the Ganges river, all life emanates from the river, two different ways of looking at god,,one wet, one dry,, of course what else would god be,, that is all these people know. The wet as giver of life, and the Dry as from above.

Kinda cool really,,,I still am glad I am an atheist but I can appreciate their faith in that which gives them strength.  I see all the world as part of me, we all are in this together and that means all animals , all plants,even the rocks and of course most of all the water for we could not exist without her..she is within us all. 

The goddess and those who harm her will suffer the most in their belief of hell.