Comment by jshier
1 day ago
That would be none, as it was the FBI, operating independently (as it's supposed to), which tried to force the issue. They even tried to go to Congress but found little support for their stunt. I'm not even sure Obama ever spoke in support of the backdoor, much less used any political power to make it a reality.
Sorry, but the FBI is part of the executive branch.
This is exactly like saying that President Trump has nothing to do with the actions of the executive branch agencies today.
it's true that the honour system only works when there's honour in the people in charge.
when a clown moves into a palace, the clown doesn't become the king - the palace becomes a circus.
Haven't we already learned that gaslighting the public is counterproductive?
President Obama sold himself as a Constitutional scholar who would set right the civil liberties overreach of his predecessor.
You aren't going to convince sane people that his executive branch agencies sought to gut the fourth amendment without his being aware of it, despite months of extensive press coverage.
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