consensus from the American people is that Snowden is a whistleblower and not a traitor. Gen. Hayden's point of view is in the minority of the country--even by his own admission--but it's a very vocal minority.

Amash has been a big critic of the NSA program and almost had his Defund NSA bill passed in Congress.

Rep. Justin Amash's amendment to defund the NSA's bulk collection of domestic telephone records failed in the House this afternoon.
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But take a look at the vote count. When was the last time we saw something so genuinely bipartisan? In the end, 94 Republicans and 111 Democrats voted in favor, and the leaders of both parties—John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Nancy Pelosi, and Steny Hoyer—all joined with President Obama to oppose the amendment and keep the NSA program in place. Despite disagreements at the margin, support for the fundamental structure of the modern national security state truly spans both parties.

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