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Saturday 28 November 2015
After Paris, US political shift on privacy vs. security
ERICA WERNER keep the records in phone Republican presidential candidates, from left, Sen. Marco regard and discard the
Associated Press companies’ hands. constitutional protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Rubio, of Florida, sided with Rubio, R-Fla., Ben Carson and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, stand of American citizens,” he
Paris attacks have re- top Republican senators in said. “We can keep this na-
newed debate on the U.S. trying unsuccessfully to ex- on stage during the Presidential Family Forum, Friday, Nov. 20, tion safe without acquiesc-
government’s post-Sept. 11 tend the existing program, ing to Big Brother having
domestic surveillance laws, saying that national secu- 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. The Paris attacks have renewed information about every
leading to efforts to revive rity required it. Cruz, of Tex- aspect of our lives.”
the issue in Congress. as, allied himself with Dem- debate on the U.S. government’s post-Sept. 11 domestic A Washington Post poll
The debate has handed ocrats and the few other conducted after the Paris
presidential candidate Republicans who said the surveillance laws, leading to efforts to revive the issue in attacks showed a jump in
Marco Rubio an open- program amounted to in- the percentage of voters
ing against Ted Cruz, one trusive government over- Congress. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) favoring investigating ter-
of his rival for the Republi- reach with no security ben- rorist threats over protect-
can nomination. The two efit and voted to remake it. “This is not a personal at- guise of protecting our lib- ing personal privacy: 72
senators are nearing the Now, with polls showing tack. It’s a policy differ- erties,” Rubio said. “But in percent said the govern-
top of the Republican the public is growing more ence,” Rubio said recent- fact you can protect our ment should investigate
field nationally and in key concerned with secu- ly in an interview in Des liberties without undermin- threats even at the cost of
early voting states, though rity after the Paris attacks Moines, Iowa. He said Cruz ing those programs.” personal privacy, and 25
Donald Trump remains the this month that killed 130 had joined with Senate lib- Cruz, in an interview, dis- percent said the govern-
front-runner with just over people, Rubio is backing erals “to undermine the in- puted Rubio’s criticism. ment shouldn’t intrude on
two months to go before long-shot legislation aimed telligence programs of this “I disagree with some personal privacy, even if
the primary contest begins. at keeping the intended country.” Washington Republicans that limits its investigatory
Rubio and Cruz were on changes from taking ef- “They do so under the who think we should dis- abilities. Speculation about
opposite sides earlier this fect at month’s end, as how the suspects in the
year when Congress elimi- scheduled. He also nee- Paris attacks communicat-
nated the National Securi- dling Cruz, who is respond- ed is raising calls for Con-
ty Agency’s bulk phone-re- ing just as adamantly, as gress to take new steps on
cords collection program the two, rising in the presi- surveillance and ensure
and replaced it with a dential polls, escalate their government access to en-
more restrictive measure to direct confrontations. crypted networks.q
