Amy Goodman
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Reps. Conyers & Massie on Bipartisan Campaign Against NSA Spying; Call For Clapper to Resign 2 of 2
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15:32Now PlayingA bipartisan coalition against domestic surveillance is growing stronger in Washington. Last week, the House nearly passed a measure that would have prevented the National Security Agency from using the USA PATRIOT Act to collect phone records of individuals who are not under investigation. The measure failed by a narrow 217to205 margin. We speak to two key backers of the amendmentRep. John Conyers (DMichigan) and Rep. Thomas Massie (RKentucky).
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"It was a signal that even in the partisanship that goes on too much around here there are people willing to say, 'enough is enough. The PATRIOT Act isn't being followed,'" Conyers says. Massie also praised NSA leaker Edward Snowden who received temporary asylum in Russia on Thursday. "His disclosures have changed the course of human history," Massies says. "His initial disclosures were a service to our country because now we're having this conversation -- and we wouldn't be having this conversation."
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