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Petition to impeach Judge Roger Vinson for authorizing NSA Verizon surveillance

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Re: Petition to impeach Judge Roger Vinson for authorizing NSA Verizon surveillance

#3

A bill of impeachment has to be filed in the House of Representatives. The White House has nothing to do with this. This petition is a waste of time. If you're upset, try to convince your Congressman.

At least it might send a message to the White House about this. Although, maybe this one serves that purpose better:

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/cease-overbroad-su...

Re: Petition to impeach Judge Roger Vinson for authorizing NSA Verizon surveillance

#4
I seriously don't get why people would ever submit their information to wh.gov. It's like you are adding yourself to Obama's enemy list. I'm sure Obama is going to overturn a spy program he signs off just because some rabble rousers signed an online form. The US constitution is dead. He doesn't give a damn.

Re: Petition to impeach Judge Roger Vinson for authorizing NSA Verizon surveillance

#5

A bill of impeachment has to be filed in the House of Representatives. The White House has nothing to do with this. This petition is a waste of time. If you're upset, try to convince your Congressman.

I'm convinced that the Whitehouse petitions platform is just a pressure release valve - a way to bleed off frustration so it's not manifested in more politically-weighty ways.

Re: Petition to impeach Judge Roger Vinson for authorizing NSA Verizon surveillance

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post #5

A bill of impeachment has to be filed in the House of Representatives. The White House has nothing to do with this. This petition is a waste of time. If you're upset, try to convince your Congressman.

I'm convinced that the Whitehouse petitions platform is just a pressure release valve - a way to bleed off frustration so it's not manifested in more politically-weighty ways.

I was thinking the same thing..

Re: Petition to impeach Judge Roger Vinson for authorizing NSA Verizon surveillance

#8

A bill of impeachment has to be filed in the House of Representatives. The White House has nothing to do with this. This petition is a waste of time. If you're upset, try to convince your Congressman.

If this petition "passes", it will help as one of many arguments to convince your Congressman

Re: Petition to impeach Judge Roger Vinson for authorizing NSA Verizon surveillance

#10

Is the judge really so at fault at this? Serious question - do they have right to refuse approval under current legislation and can the administration just judge shop until they find a more susceptible judge?

AIUI, no, the FISA court is pretty much a rubber stamp with a security clearance.
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