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Interview Transcript
John McCain: There are constant threats to our privacy. We’ve seen that in China as far as the violation of the rights of the people in China. Because we have to have a very active congressional oversight and balance of power government. We cannot allow the president to violate laws unless he is willing to take the responsibility for that. We cannot have them issue signing statements that basically say that he or she won’t . . . won’t obey a law. We’ve got to have better cooperation between various agencies, particularly the intelligence committees and other agencies of government in preserving individuals’ rights, and at the same time preserving our nation’s security. And that’s a careful balance, and it changes all the time with advances and changes in telecommunications technology. But it’s gotta be a spirit of cooperation, not a spirit of partisanship and anger.
Recorded on: 11/20/07
John McCain:How should the government address threats to our privacy?
U.S. Senator (R), Arizona
Congressional oversight and a balance of power are key.
December 14, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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Doug Bernard on January 13, 2008, 10:01 PM
Sure, this coming from the maker of the Mccain Feingold bill. John has taken away from free speech, not enhanced it. This response sounds more like a stump speech then anything else.
Sean Hunter on January 20, 2008, 7:30 PM
That depends on how you see the situation dougfromeagan. I would argue that it is in fact something akin to the communism/capitalism debates of yore. Does money and its spending constitute free speech? Sure, but was the system designed to handle such huge gaps in the ability of people and organizations to finance campaigns? In other words, does the system actually work as designed? I’m sure it did in the beginning when America was described as the most homogeneous of the nations of the “civilized” world. Sorry though, can’t remember who said that I just recall it was some French philosopher or some other whatnot. Anyway, basically I’d say the McCain-Feingold bill did indeed enhance free speech in reality even if it wouldn’t theoretically.
Jen Something on February 4, 2008, 10:49 PM
The government is the threat.
Who is the coward that asked this leading question?
SAY NO TO NATIONAL I.D. and the DATABASE STATE!!!
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