"The bulk collection of ordinary Americans' records is at odds with the American values embodied in the Bill of Rights and the fourth amendment, and I continue to be opposed to the secret interpretations of the Patriot Act that are used to justify this bulk collection," Wyden told the Guardian.
The House overwhelmingly passed legislation to tone down surveillance the NSA can conduct under the Patriot Act by ending bulk collections of ordinary Americans' phone data.
took to the Senate floor Wednesday to press President Barack Obama to eliminate a provision in the Patriot Act that gives the National Security Agency access to bulk collections of ordinary Americans' phone data.
WASHINGTON -- In a sign of growing concern over Congress's reaction to the revelations of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, the White House publicly announced its opposition to a House push to block the spy agency's bulk collection of ordinary Americans' phone records on Tuesday.
Even under these conditions there would be a total factor of 10,000 between the bulk of the ordinary record on books, and its microfilm replica.
First, it is saying the upper tier two creditors - who comprise the bulk of the ordinary or retail investors - will get 8% less if they don't agree to the terms before 16 30 GMT on 29 November.
In the ensuing decade, however, information began to leak about how the government and its intelligence agencies were using the act, and in particular, one controversial element known as Provision 215, to collect in bulk the phone records of ordinary Americans.
Given the growing body of empirical evidence about the nanoparticle nature and biological activities of homeopathic remedies [ 2- 4, 7- 123]123], it is time to question the conventional assumption that homeopathic remedies are "simply" dilutions of ordinary bulk-form drugs containing "nothing" but unmodified alcohol and water.
The Investigatory Powers Act, approved by Parliament last month, enables the British government to undertake the bulk interception of electronic communications of ordinary citizens.
Mr. Rubin said last month that fund managers should pay taxes on carried interest — often the bulk of their compensation — at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the lower capital gains rate because they perform services more than risk their own capital.
