surveillance infrastructure that could last for decades. which is what kelly o donnell was reporting on as well, bipartisan support with one idea here. but the question i think a lot of people have at this point, whether or not the nsa aend yesterday, the concern that the nsa is not properly monitored and as some have referred to it, its own rogue agency here. we re certainly seeing indications of that with these allegations of spying on foreign leaders. if the president of united states wasn t aware and the chairwoman of the intelligence committee in the senate wasn t aware, that does bring up serious oversight issues. thank you for your time. we greatly appreciate it. coming up, sheila jackson lee will join me live after a federal judge s stunning move to put texas abortion law on hold. now the attorney general in texas has asked a court to immediately reinstate part of
whistleblowe whistleblowers. the government has never wanted any of this reported, never wanted any of it disclosed. if it was up to the government, over the last ten years, this surveillance infrastructure would have grown enormously with no public debate whatsoever. and so, every time we talk about how someone is a traitor for disclosing something, we have to remember, the only reason we re talking about it is because of them. it isn t the root of the problem, though, david ignatius, that congress, when they debated the patriot act after 9/11, everybody s feeling the rush of fear of 9/11. they pass the patriot act. they can t agree on any end point for the patriot act. it s reauthorized again in perpetuity. congress, and congressman, with respect, i know you voted against the patriot act congress doesn t seem to have the guts to say we are going to set a date certain to reassess whether this is a state of security that we want to remain in. well, you raise a good point, david,
whistleblowers. the government has never wanted any of this reported, never wanted any of it disclosed. if it was up to the government, over the last ten years, this surveillance infrastructure would have grown enormously with no public debate whatsoever. and so, every time we talk about how someone is a traitor for disclosing something, we have to remember, the only reason we re talking about it is because of them. it isn t the root of the problem, though, david ignatius, that congress, when they debated the patriot act after 9/11, everybody s feeling the rush of fear of 9/11. they pass the patriot act. they can t agree on any end point for the patriot act. it s reauthorized again in perpetuity. congress, and congressman, with respect, i know you voted against the patriot act congress doesn t seem to have the guts to say we are going to set a date certain to reassess whether this is a state of security that we want to remain in. well, you raise a good point, david, and the state
about this is because of a series of whistle blowers. the government has never wanted any of this reported, never wanted any of it disclosed. if it was up to the government, over the last ten years, this surveillance infrastructure would have grown enormously with no public debate whatsoever. so every time we talk about how someone is a traitor for disclosing something, we have to remember the only reason we re talking about it is because it isn t the root of the problem, david ignatius, that congress, when they debated the patriot act after 9/11, everybody s feeling the rush of fear of 9/11. they pass the patriot act. they can t agree on any end point for the patriot act. it s reauthorized again in perpetuity. congressman, i know you voted against the patriot act, but congress doesn t seem to have the guts to say, we re going to set a date certain to reassess whether this is a state of security we want to remain in. you raise a good point,