Should the NSA ‘Spying’ Program Be Illegal? What 2016 Contenders Say
Senate and the Patriot Act
Should the U.S. government continue to capture and hold massive amounts of telephone and Internet data as a way to thwart possible terrorists? Or should it be harder for government officials to detect patterns in who suspects communicate with?
That decision may be a worthy of a president, but only five of nearly 20 candidates for president from either major party actually will be able to vote on relevant legislation, including the Patriot Act and the rival USA Freedom Act.
They are all members of the Senate, and right now they are trying to influence their Republican and Democratic colleagues’ imminent decision on what to do.
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