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03-28-2014, 08:35 PM
As Rand Paul pushes populist campaign against NSA, Rubio warns of 'paranoia'
by Alex Leary
Friday, March 28, 2014
WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama moves to rein in NSA data collection, Sen. Marco Rubio remains resolute.
"A lot of it's been completely mischaracterized," Rubio said in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times this week that seemed to take a jab at Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, a potential 2016 GOP presidential primary rival, who is mounting a populist campaign on the issue.
"Some of this paranoia that's being spun out there goes beyond the issue at hand," Rubio said.
The Florida Republican and Senate Intelligence Committee member said: "There is no evidence that these programs have been systematically abused. And there are significant safeguards built in. You can't just go after someone's metadata. You have access to it, but you can only truly use it and gain access to a phone bill if they go through a judge. Then what you're getting is a phone bill and the information contained therein. So really, the debate is why are they collecting it in the first place?
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read more:
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/as-rand-paul-pushes-populist-campaign-against-nsa-rubio-warns-of-paranoia/2172375
by Alex Leary
Friday, March 28, 2014
WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama moves to rein in NSA data collection, Sen. Marco Rubio remains resolute.
"A lot of it's been completely mischaracterized," Rubio said in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times this week that seemed to take a jab at Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, a potential 2016 GOP presidential primary rival, who is mounting a populist campaign on the issue.
"Some of this paranoia that's being spun out there goes beyond the issue at hand," Rubio said.
The Florida Republican and Senate Intelligence Committee member said: "There is no evidence that these programs have been systematically abused. And there are significant safeguards built in. You can't just go after someone's metadata. You have access to it, but you can only truly use it and gain access to a phone bill if they go through a judge. Then what you're getting is a phone bill and the information contained therein. So really, the debate is why are they collecting it in the first place?
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read more:
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/as-rand-paul-pushes-populist-campaign-against-nsa-rubio-warns-of-paranoia/2172375