think a lot of the reaction about the NSA, people felt betrayed. They felt, wait, you didn't tell us you were doing this. And all of a sudden now, we're reading about it on the front page…So when you say, ‘Would you throttle it back?’ Well, the NSA has to act lawfully. And we as a country have to decide what the rules are. And then we have to make it absolutely clear that we're going to hold them accountable. What we had because of post- 9/11 legislation was a lot more flexibility than I think people really understood, and was not explained to them. I voted against the FISA Amendments in 2008 because I didn't think they went far enough to kind of hold us accountable in the Congress for what was going on.” [Re/Code, YouTube, 2/24/15] Secretary Clinton: “I Voted Against The FISA Amendments In 2008 Because I Didn't Think They Went Far Enough To Kind Of Hold Us Accountable In The Congress For What Was Going On.” “CLINTON: I think the NSA needs to be more transparent about what it is doing, sharing with the American people, which it wasn't. And I think a lot of the reaction about the NSA, people felt betrayed. They felt, wait, you didn't tell us you were doing this. And all of a sudden now, we're reading about it on the front page…So when you say, ‘Would you throttle it back?’ Well, the NSA has to act lawfully. And we as a country have to decide what the rules are. And then we have to make it absolutely clear that we're going to hold them accountable. What we had because of post-9/11 legislation was a lot more flexibility than I think people really understood, and was not explained to them. I voted against the FISA Amendments in 2008 because I didn't think they went far enough to kind of hold us accountable in the Congress for what was going on. SWISHER: By flexibility you mean too much spying power, really. CLINTON: Well yeah but how much is too much? And how much is not enough? That's the hard part. I think if Americans felt like, number one, you're not going after my personal information, the content of my personal information. But I do want you to get the bad guys, because I don't want them to use social media, to use communications devices invented right here to plot against us. So let's draw the line. And I think it's hard if everybody's in their corner. So I resist saying it has to be this or that. I want us to come to a better balance.” [Re/Code, YouTube, 2/24/15] Clinton On NSA Bulk Collection: “I Want Us To Come To A Better Balance.” SWISHER: By flexibility you mean too much spying power, really. CLINTON: Well yeah but how much is too much? And how much is not enough? That's the hard part. I think if Americans felt like, number one, you're not going after my personal information, the content of my personal information. But I do want you to get the bad guys, because I don't want them to use social media, to use communications devices invented right here to plot against us. So let's draw the line. And I think it's hard if everybody's in their corner. So I resist saying it has to be this or that. I want us to come to a better balance.” [Re/Code, YouTube, 2/24/15] 2006: JOE BIDEN APPEARED TO OPPOSE BULK COLLECTION OF METADATA BY THE NSA IN 2006 Business Insider: In 2006, Then-Senator Biden Called Bulk Collection Of Metadata A Method Of Surveillance That Was “Very, Very Intrusive.” “Then-Senator Biden (D-Del.) argued that metadata is ‘very, very intrusive’ to the privacy of Americans and asked what may be the single most important question about National Security Agency domestic spying in light of the revelations facilitated by Edward Snowden...Biden's subsequent question — ‘What do they do with this information ... that does not have anything to do with Al Qaeda?’ — is highly relevant right now and critically important, given that the domestic surveillance program is ostensibly so that U.S. authorities can uncover and neutralize terrorism plots.” [Business Insider, 7/5/13] MARTIN O’MALLEY DID NOT APPEAR TO OPPOSE NSA’S BULK COLLECTION OF METADATA Politico On 2016 Candidates Weighing In On NSA Programs: “Christie And O’Malley Have Warned About The Dangers Of Retreating In The Battle Against Terrorism.” “Other potential 2016 contenders — ranging from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) to Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-Md.) — have weighed in [on domestic surveillance]. Paul, who has taken a staunchly libertarian stand against the NSA