NSA Spying

Since my Social Action Project Group Is petitioning against NSA spying I thought I would do some research and find out a little more about what this is.

I learned that our country uses major Mobil carriers such as AT&T and engages in surveillance of domestic communications of ordinary Americans. The first report of this by the press was not until 2005. The report revealed that the National Security Agency had been interrupting Americans phone calls and Internet communications. In 2006 it was revealed that NSA was also receiving wholesale copies of Americans telephone and communications. These surveillance activities are in violation of privacy safeguards that were established by congress in the U.S constitution. How does the government get away with this? The NSA's domestic spying program documented as the "President's Surveillance Program" was implemented by George W Bush shortly after the attacks of 9/11/2001. The program is considered by the government as classified. Unfortunately information that the government gets a hold of becomes revealed to the public. The NSA was initially authorized to conduct surveillance activities inside the united states to prevent terrorist attacks. Without warrants the NSA monitored 500-1000 people suspected to have connections to the Al Queda. The problem is  that the program targets millions of innocent Americans.

In my opinion, I think that the NSA needs to be more careful about whose information they hack. Security is important to keep our citizens safe, but its not fair to the innocent Americans who did nothing wrong to have there privacy violated.