"Just because something is technologically possible, and just because something may be deemed technologically legal, does not mean that it's the right thing to do." This is Senator Patrick Leahy's statement to open the Senate's hearing on the United States' National Security Agency's surveillance program, which has received a huge amount of scrutiny recently, as the leaks by the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden - who is now in Russia - continue to come out. Leahy, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, may know more about this issue than any other person in congress, so his perspective is both insightful and valuable. Subscribe to The Daily Conversation http://bit.ly/WZnLnd Join the conversation on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/thedailyconversation Add TDC to your circles on Google+ https://plus.google.com/100134925804523235350/posts Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/thedailyconvo Keywords: TDC TheDailyConversation The Daily Conversation, United States National Security Agency (Organization),NSA,Edward Snowden,Patrick Leahy (U.S. Congressperson),Senate,Senator,Speech,Statement,Glenn Greenwald,United States Senate (Governmental Body),The Guardian,Election,Dianne Feinstein,FISA,Leaks,Law,President Barack Obama,CIA,James Clapper,General Keith Alexander,Barack Obama (US President),Government Shutdown,Economy,Security,USA,Bush,Cheney,Patriot Act,Spy,Spying,illegal,legal,russia,asylum,wikileaks,julian assange,bradley manning,hillary clinton

• published: 02 Oct 2013
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