Edward Snowden obviously wasn’t present at today’s #StopWatchingUs march on Washington, but his name and face appeared nearly everywhere as citizens protested NSA surveillance.
It turned out to be a bipartisan event, with former Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich followed on the microphone by Republican Rep. Justin Amash, speaking against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).
#StopWatchingUs rally: @Dennis_Kucinich speaking pic.twitter.com/CsSb0tcJgV via @mattfwood
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) October 26, 2013
Speaking @Dennis_Kucinich: We reject the right of the state, in the name of security, to make everyone a suspect http://t.co/Rfz3jcSzzl
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) October 26, 2013
Speaking @Dennis_Kucinich: Our government has become a threat to freedom. http://t.co/Rfz3jcSzzl
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) October 26, 2013
Amash, our tea party voice against surveillance, is talking about the problems with CISPA @repjustinamash
— RestoreThe4thSF (@RestoreThe4thSF) October 26, 2013
Rep Amash says his proudest moment was pushing his bipartisan amendment vs. mass surveillance #stopwatchingus pic.twitter.com/ce7Jvs7s9a
— Peter Oberon Micek (@lawyerpants) October 26, 2013
Amash says his and Conyers' amendment was first time in Obama's tenure he came out in opposition to an amendment. http://t.co/jLdq5P3CvY
— immunocommunist (@leftjew) October 26, 2013
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The Amash-Conyers amendment to the annual defense appropriations bill, which would have restricted the NSA’s ability to spy on individuals not suspected of terrorist activity, was narrowly defeated in July by a vote of 205-217.
As with any rally, it was the signs that told the story, and President Obama was anything but immune from criticism.
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"Read the constitution, not my emails!" #StopWatchingUs pic.twitter.com/okQmzEbU6C via @DocR0cket
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) October 26, 2013
Apparently Fox News said there's only 100 people @ #stopwatchingus Rally Against Mass Surveillance. They're wrong. pic.twitter.com/1JtSEqNnMY
— Sina Khanifar (@sinak) October 26, 2013
Here's a photo of the 575,000 signatures we're delivering to Congress today at the #StopWatchingUs rally. pic.twitter.com/t0Es4eyJ8M
— Sina Khanifar (@sinak) October 26, 2013
PHOTO: Protesters with cardboard surveillance camera hats marching at #StopWatchingUs rally http://t.co/Sa5Sl4NhZD pic.twitter.com/kR1GQUO0Ez
— RT (@RT_com) October 26, 2013
https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/394168140197679104
Obama sez, "You say fight back, I say tough luck." #StopWatchingUs pic.twitter.com/LsZChwgybN via @shokufeyesib
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) October 26, 2013
Obamacam #StopWatchingUs pic.twitter.com/E9Rl3sOSiQ
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) October 26, 2013
Pres. Obama brought his spy cam and surveillance drone to the #stopwatchingus rally! Hoorah! pic.twitter.com/D2OcB9NFni
— Andrew Blake (@apblake) October 26, 2013
Drone #stopwatchingus pic.twitter.com/dM5Mx08e3t
— Emily Crockett (@emilycrockett) October 26, 2013
Today is the 12th anniversary of the signing of the USA Patriot Act. StopWatching.us calls itself “a coalition of more than 100 public advocacy organizations and companies from across the political spectrum” that came together in July 2013 after revelations of the NSA’s surveillance program.
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