Would you support any candidates or office holders who were committed to the status quo in regards

[Douglas Carpenter]

to the current surveillance state?

I am talking about voting for candidates or office holder seeking reelection for Congress or the Senate or for the Presidency

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	Yes, there are enough protections in place to reasonably protect our civil liberties
	1 (25%)
	I would not like it but since the Republicans are even worse - I would feel like there was no choice. So yes, at the end of the day I would have to vote for them in spite of my misgivings.
	0 (0%)
	I cannot and will not vote for any candidate who would support the status quo in regards to the current surveillance system.
	3 (75%)
	That's a tough won. I will have to decide when the time comes.
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[graham4anything]

1. Normally I would pass this one by. But want to especially here to say yes.

I will gladly stand with YES to #1

show me any candidate who is a democratic person (let alone anyone else) who would dismantle the

FBI
CIA
NSA
Defense department

NO ADULT would do any of those things

[Douglas Carpenter]

2. this is not about dismantling any of those institutions - I doubt that anyone here supports that

[Gman]

4. Absolutely

And I wonder why there is so much talk about this issue and virtually nothing since Wednesday about the SCOTUS gutting the Voting Rights Act.

Gay marriage is a hollow victory if its only a matter of time until the right wing gerrymanders enough to pass a constitutional DOMA amendment. And with the same RW in power because of a gutted VRA, there is no chance of changing anything regarding domestic spying.

I don't understand why people here do not see the bigger picture that without the VRA we are truly screwed.

[Gman]

3. "That's a tough "won"?

I do hope auto-correct did that.

[Demo_Chris]

5. kick

[Historic NY]

6. Well the Republicans certainly accomplished winning the Senate...

and more house seats in the interm. Thats exactly what this BullShit is all about. Who would have thought using a Paulite would work.

[Douglas Carpenter]

7. another kick