National Security Agency Vs NSA

After September 11, 2001, many things changed in the United States. Because of the potential for additional attacks on Americans here and abroad, the government started monitoring conversations on the Internet and on cell /telephones of citizen of the United States. This monitoring of electronic devises was without the knowledge or consent of the owners. The National Security Agency or NSA was very good at keeping their surveillance a secret from the public but all things done in the dark come to the light sooner or later. The NSA has completed all three branches of the U.S. Government and the American people to reexamine their positions on surveillance as the threat of terrorism increases. The president seeks trust, the Judicial System …show more content…
He says that citizens must trust that the government is doing what is necessary to safeguard our country form terrorism. When the government of the United States was formed the founding fathers agreed that the majority of people would be making the right decision most of the time. By electing our president and Congress we gave them the authority to make decisions that will benefit the majority the majority of the people. They also pledged and keep the peace and keep citizens safe from foreign and domestic attacks. President Obama believes that the NSA is making decisions for the good of all the people by listening and tracking foreign and domestic conversations be electronic means. The president also believes that the administration has the power to keep secrets with necessary for the protection of the …show more content…
This bill was supported by the Americans Civil Liberties Union and the NRA. It was cosponsored by the out spoken Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, A Republican and a Senator Dick Durbin an Illinois Democrat. This bill would force the NSA to stop collecting phone records. Representatives James Sensenbrenner a Republican for Wisconsin has sponsored a version of the USA Freedom Act that had the support of the Obama administration. Both bills would stop the NSA form collecting private data. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden Democrat from Oregon held a conference with tech giants Microsoft Google and others to gather information concerning the financial loss of those companies because to the their customer to understand that government forced them to turn over their private information causing many people to change their ways their information is given to those companies. The economic stability of the tech industry was compromised by the NSA and its