Pelosi preparing fact sheet on how Bush, Obama surveillance programs differ

[SecularMotion]

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said she’s preparing a fact sheet for Democrats on the differences between President Obama’s and President George W. Bush’s spying activities.

Pelosi called for leaker Edward Snowden to be prosecuted and suggested the Obama-backed programs had stopped terrorist plots, but was quick to contrast the secret surveillance programs of Obama to those under Bush.

She noted that Bush had acted unilaterally while Obama secured an order from a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court, and said the fact sheet would highlight for her members those differences – an indication that the Democrats intend to hammer home the distinctions between the two administrations when it comes to executive oversight.

She also reiterated her calls to strengthen a long-dormant government panel, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which is designed to ensure that the NSA's surveillances activities don't encroach too far on civil liberties.

http://thehill.com/video/house/305335-pelosi-calls-for-snowdens-prosecution#ixzz2WBtWglzz

[Warren Stupidity]

1. When our team does it, yay team!

[Enrique]

2. that's a good idea for addressing the RW hypocrites

a reasonable thing for her to work on. RWers posing as civil libertarians who had no problem with Bush's spying. Hannity and O'Reilly come to mind in the media, I'm sure there are some counterparts in Congress.

In an ideal world she would also be concerned with the actual Constitutional issues and people's privacy, but if anyone is going to stick their necks out on this I wouldn't expect it to be Nancy Pelosi. I actually did at one time expect more of her, but she has fallen in behind Obama so much that I stopped.

[Niceguy1]

3. I don't understand

How thatbupper 1% er keepsnon getting elected ..here district is a progressive nirvana.

[Harmony Blue]

4. Thanks for the joke Pelosi

this is satire right? Right?

[MotherPetrie]

5. YOU took impeachment off the table, Nancy. So spare yourself this embarrassment.

[stevenleser]

6. Good Job Rep Pelosi! Facts matter. nt

[forestpath]

7. ROFL. Thanks for the laugh!

[Cha]

8. I appreciate that, Nancy Pelosi..

Although, it will have no effect with those entrenched in Pres Obama=bush Ignorance.

thanks SecularMotion

[rug]

9. Us/Them

End List.

[blkmusclmachine]

10. So, IOKIYAD ???

[kitt6]

11. I'm 60 years old.

When I hear the name "Bush" I cringe. A lifetime of dirty politics.