The Crescendo of Scandalous Crises Mode: Epilogue

The Crescendo of Scandalous Crises Mode: Epilogue

The legitimate rebuttal. The none too lonely other side of the debate, as of today:

Lawmakers Protecting NSA Surveillance Are Awash In Defense Contractor Cash The Nation

Major opinion shifts, in the US and Congress, on NSA surveillance and privacy:  Pew finds that, for the first time since 9/11, Americans are now more worried about civil liberties abuses than terrorism  The Guardian

Noam Chomsky "Snowden Should Be Honored for Telling Americans What the Government Was Doing"  clip from YouTube

Momentum Builds Against N.S.A. Surveillance New York Times

Ron Paul: House leadership voted for ‘police state’ Washington Times

Wyden calls Fisa court 'anachronistic' as pressure builds on Senate to act  The Guardian

Signs at Pentagon Metro station support NSA leaker Edward Snowden (wjla.com)

With NSA revelations, Sen. Ron Wyden’s vague warnings about privacy finally become clear Wyden’s outrage, he said, stemmed from top-secret information he had learned as a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. But Wyden (D-Ore.) was bound by secrecy rules, unable to reveal what he knew. Washington Post

The Secret FISA Court Must Go - We are assured the secret FISA court is keeping a close eye on government surveillance, but the truth of what it has done and justified is terrifying. Law professors Christopher Sprigman and Jennifer Granick argue that the court must go. (thedailybeast.com)

Greenwald: Low-level staff have access to ‘invasive’ surveillance Washington Post


So it goes. My vote didn't count for whatever happens...