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June 24, 2013

Nancy Pelosi Booed at Conference for Saying Snowden Broke the Law 
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was challenged over her criticism of
Edward Snowden and defense of the Obama administration's surveillance
policies during the Netroots Nation conference in California. As she
spoke about the need to balance security with privacy rights, activist
Marc Perkel interrupted, shouting, "It’s not a balance! It makes us
less safe!" Pelosi was later booed when she mentioned Snowden.

Nancy Pelosi: "And as far as Snowden, I may be in disagreement with you,
he did violate the law in terms of releasing those documents."

Audience members: "Boo! Boo!"

Nancy Pelosi: "I understand. I understand."

Audience members: "Boo! Boo!"

Nancy Pelosi: "I understand, but he did violate the law. And the fact is
that, again, we have to have the balance between security and privacy."

 

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