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[–] 11389095? 0 points 14 points (+14|-0) ago 

"America First" should mean "don't spy on Americans." The FISA Court and NSA are in violation of the constitution.

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[–] Apathy 0 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago  (edited ago)

True, but we have to be honest with ourselves. I love Trump and was happy that he won, but he has been pro spying from day one. Ron Paul back in 2008 would have been awesome, but I'll take Trump over everything else any day.

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[–] Cantilever 1 point 7 points (+8|-1) ago 

Yup. And bringing ALL our troops home. WTF are we doing in 150 countries? If someone invades us how will we defend ourselves with our military spread across the globe?

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[–] something_went_wrong ago  (edited ago)

That is laughably irrelevant. Pearl Harbor was almost 75 years ago if some "sneak attack" is what you're aiming at. Number one) bases in these points allow for quick launching points, intel, local diplomacy (albeit with sometimes humiliating results), defense of strategic/allied importance, among a number of other reasons; Number two) eyes on climates or movements of all other nations on the planet already allow for plenty of time to shuffle "back home" if such a threat were ever eminent.

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[–] something_went_wrong ago  (edited ago)

I think it should also mean ending government/political grift. At least auditing DoD is a start.

Really it's not even just fisa, nsa, dod embezzlement issues. It's quite a mountain of issues that citizens have found themselves burdened with accumulated over the past several decades that are at issue that so far no "leader" has led them out from under.

Disclaimer: I approve of Trump so far, but I don't admire his position.