On today's Your Call we’ll talk about the competing proposals for NSA reform on Capitol Hill – a bill from Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, the White House proposal, and the USA Freedom Act that’s been embraced by civil liberties groups. What would each of these do? And will they have the teeth to really change the NSA’s surveillance practices? Join the conversation on the next Your Call with Rose Aguilar and You.
Guests:
Trevor Timm, co-founder and the executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation
Marcy Wheeler, journalist who writes about national security and civil liberties on her site, emptywheel.net
Resources:
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Vanity Fair: The Snowden Saga: A Shadowland of Secrets and Light
Vanity Fair: Snowden Speaks: A Vanity Fair Exclusive
Propublica: What the Proposed NSA Reforms Wouldn’t Do
EFF: Making Sure NSA Reform Isn’t Caught in the Gears of the D.C. Machine
ACLU: Time to Reign in the Surveillance State
The Hill: Holder: ‘We’re not done’ on NSA reform
CIR Online: New and improved surveillance technology: Scary or necessary?
Huffington Post: Obama's NSA "Reform" -- Another Shell Game
US News: Enough to Rein in the NSA? President Obama's reforms may not go far enough.
Politico: Goodlatte: NSA reform can't dodge Judiciary Committee
Wall St Cheat Sheet: Backdoor Exploitation of Surveillance Rules Shows Need For More Reform
CBS: Lawmakers petition for open NSA debate
Polling Report: Terrorism