National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward Snowden said Thursday that 2016 presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) 10-hour anti-surveillance filibuster represents a “sea change” in the nation’s feelings about government spying.
Snowden made the remarks during an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit.
The whistle-blower said of Paul’s filibuster:
It represents a sea change from a few years ago, when intrusive new surveillance laws were passed without any kind of meaningful opposition or debate. Whatever you think about Rand Paul or his politics, it’s important to remember that when he took the floor to say “No” to any length of reauthorization of the Patriot Act, he was speaking for the majority of Americans — more than 60% of whom want to see this kind of mass surveillance reformed or ended.
He was joined by several other senators who disagree with the Senate Majority leader’s efforts to sneak through a reauthorization of what courts just weeks ago declared was a comprehensively unlawful program, and if you notice that yours did not take to the floor with him, you should call them right now and ask them to vote against any extension of the Patriot Act, because right now it looks like they’re going to force the reauthorization vote to occur during the dark of a holiday weekend.
Paul was joined during his Wednesday filibuster by a handful of his legislative colleagues, including Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and fellow presidential candidate Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has hinted that lawmakers will vote on reauthorizing the Patriot Act without privacy protections this weekend.
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