It boggles my mind that this type of information is not headlines news with our local and national media outlets. Please take the time to read this link from the ACLU:
On October 26, there was a rally in DC organized by the StopWatching.US coalition. This marked the 12th anniversary of the signing of the Patriot Act into law. As with anything regarding the government, this law was put into place with good (we would hope) intentions, but look at it now? Being exploited and abused so that our government can watch everything we do even if it is not related to terrorist activities.
Here is a quote from Snowden that is an excerpt from the above link:
“In the last four months, we’ve learned a lot about our government.
We’ve learned that the U.S. intelligence community secretly built a system of pervasive surveillance. Today, no telephone in America makes a call without leaving a record with the NSA. Today, no internet transaction enters or leaves America without passing through the NSA’s hands. Our representatives in Congress tell us this is not surveillance. They’re wrong.
Now it’s time for the government to learn from us. On Saturday, the ACLU, EFF, and the rest of the StopWatching.Us coalition are going to D.C. Join us in sending the message: Stop Watching Us.”
Lets keep the momentum going!! Spread the word! We can make a change at the next Presidential election.
Alex