Congressman Nunes on Judge Janeen stated that there was a LOT more to come, that it’s the biggest scandal in the history of the United States.....and he has, until recently been a supporter of the NSA activities (the ones that we already know about).
I saw that. Wasn’t sure if he was saying there’s a lot more to the government system or more that Snowden could release.
My opinion is DC is shaking in their boots. They wouldn’t be that shook up and dissing Snowden if they weren’t doing something wrong IMO Trying to destroy the messenger before he can deliver the message
What sources does he have for the "there was a LOT more to come" statement? Or, was it just speculation on his part?
He said nothing of the sort. He said Snowden likely had more info he could release that would be damaging to national security. I don’t think he ever used the word scandal.
He maintained his support of the NSA programs.
Here is Congressman Nunes on the Rusty Humphries Show Friday:
http://www.talk2rusty.com/uploads/mp3/showclips/061413RUSTYNUNEZ.mp3
He basically supports the NSA's spying, saying that the current leak is the biggest in history.
But he doesn't actually get to the nub of the problem until about 9:29. That is the reason Snowden is a hero!
We can spend federal dollars out the wazoo to create a super-duper ostensibly foreign-facing intelligence system. But there's no way to ensure it won't be turned back on US citizens. We are better off going relatively naked, taking some hits, and depending on the disproportionate response to combat terrorism.
As Snowden said in his initial interview at that Hong Kong hotel, our taxpayer dollars have funded a turnkey tyranny system:
The greatest fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change. People will see in the media all of these disclosures. They'll know the lengths that government is going to to grant themselves powers, unilaterally, to create greater control over American society and global society. But they won't be willing to take the risks necessary to stand up and fight to change things, to force their representatives to actually take a stand in their interests. And in the months ahead, the years ahead, it's only going to get worse. Until, eventually there will be a time where policies will change because the only thing that restricts the activities of the surveillance state are policy. Even our agreements with other sovereign governments, we consider that to be a stipulation of policy rather than a stipulation of law. And, because of that, a new leader will be elected. They'll flip the switch. And they'll say that, because of the crisis, because of the dangers that we face in the world, some new and unpredicted threat, we need more authority, we need more power, and there will be nothing the people can do at that point to oppose it. And it will be turnkey tyranny.