Do you trust the "national security state" more just because there's a Democratic president?

[Ken Burch]

If you answered "yes", say why.

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[NYC_SKP]

1. I think we're all smarter than that. Presidents come and presidents go.

Certain Congress members, on the other hand, seem to stay there forever. Justices, too.

[gopiscrap]

2. Wish I did

but power corrupts

[Recursion]

3. I want the state to have my entire medical history

I personally have trouble reconciling pushing for that (which I do) while also freaking out that they may know whom I call.

[Pholus]

7. Oh don't worry, your medical history and call history will sit side-by-side

on those new and improved NSA servers in Utah. After all, that was in the original TIA design that Bushie had -- and we all know after this summer that only the codenames changed.

[Recursion]

8. So we should abandon all pushing for single payer, right? And dump ACA?

To re-cast the OP: would you trust a national health insurance system run by a Republican president?

[Pholus]

9. Health care databases, unlike NSA pervery, actually seem to have a tangible benefit. nt

[jazzimov]

4. No, because it's much more complicated

than a simple poll.

We need to have a discussion. There are several bills that we should be discussing, not some simple poll.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. YOu left off the "Fuck No" option.

[Lee-Lee]

6. What one administration builds, the next inherits

One thing that worries me in everything. Not just security, but even the ACA. It was written so that the Adminstartion can delay implementation or slow it or change it at whim- as they are doing.

Heaven forbid we have President Paul in 3 years- how will he use that power?

[mick063]

10. I will say this until people start to agree. Over and over and over again.

Tear down the server center in Utah.

Tear it down. The trust is gone. Completely gone.

Tear it down.

[cherokeeprogressive]

12. ^This^

[cherokeeprogressive]

11. The very term "national security state" is offensive. n/t

[RobertEarl]

13. Yes

In the deepest of chess theories, and in light of the fact that several Democratic Senators are blowing the whistle, the daylight between Bush and Obama is bright.

I really feel that Obama is wanting to bust down the secret spying but can not confront it head on. Mine may just be rank optimism, but optimism that were any R be the president would be non-existent.

Yes, there is a difference in Democrats and Rats.

[Mnemosyne]

14. Hell no, makes it worse, imo. nt

[Douglas Carpenter]

15. no! the post 9/11 security state is now established bipartisan consensus - That makes it even worse