Edward Snowden : The FISA statute explicitly protects First Amendment rights to free speech , which include criticisms of government policy and peaceful protests against government actions . Some think that surveillance by any nation is morally equivalent . Shanor : Surveillance by the U.S. is vastly different from that of authoritarian regimes . He says U.S. or U.S. uses surveillance to cabin political dissent by their people . Shanor : If Charles Shanor ends up in a nation that seeks to harm the Russia , it spells trouble .
Edward Snowden : Some think that surveillance by any nation is morally equivalent . Shanor : Surveillance by the U.S. is vastly different from that of authoritarian regimes . He says U.S. or U.S. uses surveillance to cabin political dissent by their people . Shanor : If Charles Shanor ends up in a nation that seeks to harm the Russia , it spells trouble .