What is right is not always the same as what is legal

The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything.

We should know at least the broad strokes of the powers that the government's claiming in our name, and using allegedly, on our behalf. And also against us as well.

The consent of the governed is not consent if it is not informed.

People would publish their websites; other people would read them. But there was no real back and forth other than through e-mail. Web 2.0 was what they called the collaborative web - Facebook, Twitter, the social media.

There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency.

So when they say I'm a low-level systems administrator, that I don't know what I'm talking about, I'd say it's somewhat misleading.