Attack in France shouldn’t blunt drive for NSA surveillance reform - The Washington Post
Politicians and Beltway commentators are today consumed in a debate
over whether President Obama, in failing to attend the march in Paris,
failed to show solidarity with the victims of the terror attack and the
cause of free speech in general.
Meanwhile, beyond such
hand-wringing over symbolism, the attack could have an actual impact on
national security policy here at home: It could make it that much less
likely that lawmakers will get serious about reforming National Security
Agency bulk surveillance of Americans’ communication records.
When
House Dem leader Nancy Pelosi appointed Dem Rep. Adam Schiff of
California as the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee
last week, it was an interesting choice, because Schiff has been an
aggressive advocate on civil liberties issues and critic of the Obama administration’s national security overreach.
Greg Sargent writes The Plum Line blog, a reported opinion blog with a
liberal slant -- what you might call “opinionated reporting” from the
left.
