Rep. Amash condemns NSA spying, offers bipartisan solution at first town hall meeting since shutdown
By Andrew Krietz
on November 06, 2013 at 9:15 PM
BYRON CENTER, MI — U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, rattled off a list of Washington's issues before telling constituents he'd settle on the National Security Agency as the centerpiece of the evening.
The congressman was met with a warm welcome home on Wednesday, Nov. 6 during his first town hall meeting since the 16-day federal government shutdown last month, and the agenda was simple: A 10 minute D.C. update with almost an hour-long question and answer period with a packed house of constituents.
From the onset, Amash railed against the NSA and its secret surveillance programs for spying on individual American citizens. He, too, bashed classified court orders that bar telecommunication companies from disclosing requests for data it receives from the government.
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"It's getting out of control," Amash said. "(Courts are issuing) general warrants without specific cause, ... and you have one agency that's essentially having superpowers to pass information onto others.
"You have to have probable cause, that's to protect innocent people."
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