The only way to accomplish reform of surveillance...
The only way to accomplish reform of surveillance laws is to “approach the members [of Congress] individually,” said former Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, Friday following the Washington premiere of Terms and Conditions May Apply, a documentary about online surveillance. By…
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doing broad surveillance under secret programs and hiding information from the American people and their representatives, the NSA has “ruined the brand,” said the former presidential candidate. “I think it’s time to punch the NSA’s ticket here.” Kucinich was doubtful that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper would be held accountable for his alleged dishonesty while testifying to Congress. “In a just world,” Clapper would be held accountable and “we'd be having ticker-tape parades” for NSA leaker Edward Snowden, “but we won’t,” he said. The surveillance coming to light through unauthorized disclosures violates the Fourth Amendment, Kucinich said. “Just a simple enforcement of constitutional principles would take down this whole structure,” he said. Congress was and is unaware of the powers it granted when it passed the Patriot Act, Kucinich said. After a lengthy period of consideration, “there were massive revisions on what was proposed,” and members voted without taking the time to consider the changed proposals, he said. “Members had no clue, they still have no clue,” and “they're lied to in private briefings.” Kucinich applauded the film for reminding viewers that an “unholy alliance between the corporations and the government now poses a profound risk to our freedoms.”