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The snowden leaks about nsa leaking. one can be disturbed by all of those things. being disturbed and concerned and the general march towards secrecy does not thereby say and bradley manning should be pardoned or released. i just want to make that clear, that those -- one can be properly concerned about all of those things and think that the snowden effect is more good than bad, but that -- again, i would say that doesn't mean that all bets are off and anybody can leak anything. >> i am not proposing it's a zero sum game. i think the narrative around bradley manning is much more cemented in th...

Over the court. there are pending lawsuits filed by the aclu. can the lawsuits keep up with the technology? >> that is the question. i think the snowden effect is interesting. edward snowden, whatever his ultimate disposition, has been -- has done good. and the fact that we are learning of the extent and sophistication, frankly -- >> x-keyscore which was revealed today is extraordinary and to have that out and to have people, citizens understand the degree to which these tools have leapt beyond what anybody dreamed is a good thing. it's unfortunate because as everyone is saying that it had to ...

Honestly, the ambiguity of them is the most dangerous thing about them. i think there is something very real about the snoewden effect but i think the most dangerous thing is the snowden precedent. and what this means in future ways we determine what exactly is legal and unlawful and moral. one of the great things about our democracy is that there are checks and balances. there are state checks and balances of what powers executive branch can have, judicial branch can have, legislative branch can have and they're all baked into the system. but with the snowden case, with all the checks and bal...

Don't have to care -- that's not what you're saying, alex, but i have heard that. that is a little bit alarming. i am with jay rosen on wanting to pay attention to the snowden effect. i also find there were 1,800 requests for surveillance last year. not one was turned down. they are establishing new judicial precedents in secret for interpretations of law we know nothing about in a world that is rapidly changing. it deals with technology, it deals with things that prior courts have not had to deal with, and it is all being orchestrated by john roberts. i mean, the progressive community, let's ...