#8. Anti-Civil Liberties
Clinton voted for the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001. As Secretary of State, she justified NSA spying by stating that it helps to protect the US from terrorist attacks. She said she was “puzzled” and found it “odd” that Edward Snowden fled the country, and implied that she thought that he was attempting to assist China and Russia with his revelations about the NSA program. She also opposed the release of documents by WikiLeaks in 2010 and has in the past supported making flag-burning illegal. In 2005, she introduced the Flag Protection Act, which would have called for a $100,000 fine and 1-year sentence in jail for the offense.
