spying powers now hopefully joining us will be one of the senators behind this bill state senator ted lieu in the meantime i want to turn it over to progressive commentator sweet welcome back to the show started talk a little bit about this here. i touched briefly on this bill per prevent it providing it prevents state owned utilities from providing services like water garbage collection electricity to the n.s.a. what else does this bill do that could bring in the thing with one of the also interesting things it's pretty public universities from instruction from holding any sort of research facilities for the n.s.a. as we know the n.s.a. reach extends far beyond just the usual practices it's done in partners at universities even some private universities so i think what you're seeing here this builds and attempt to try to chip away at each individual individual part of the surveillance state and all the different all puzzle pieces that make it and wondering about the constitutionality of this measure i mean if there's federal laws that force companies to comply with the n.s.a. requests for

commentator nate's thanks so much for coming on and apologies to state senator ted lieu we'll try to get you back on the show soon coming up yesterday with the help of six republicans the senate moved forward a bill that would extend the nation's unemployment insurance program by three months for republicans in the house is willing to extend the vital lifeline for millions of unemployed americans that are more. liberal rumble. i've got a quote for you. it's pretty tough. stay with sob story. but if this guy like you would smear that guys in stead of working for the people most issues in the mainstream media were pretty much over bribery must be easier to fight this. rather. if. it was a. very hard to take. once again to come on here playing live happily ever had sex with her thick hair cut if. you want. if it was what if. if. if . the. it's wednesday and it's time for the big picture rumble joining me tonight are kyle petersen managing editor of the american spectator neil soroka communications director at the american democracy for america and chris coleman conservative commentator

. >> reporter: but democratic state senator ted lieu and other california legislators say they have a problem with how the government is dealing with that. >> the nsa has been violating the constitutional rights of all californians. we are trying to get the ns a. to change its ways. >> reporter: a familiar rallying cry that began when edward snowden leaked classified documents to the media blowing the whistle on how the agency spies on all americans looking for possible security threats. the bipartisan bill introduced tuesday at the state capital would deny nsa facilities in california access to electricity and water from public utilities, would slap sanctions on companies that try to fill that void, and would outlaw nsa partnerships with state universities. but that's not all. >> the bill bans california agencies and officials from cooperating with the nsa when they seize electronics and metadata on our citizens unless nsa can produce a warrant. >> reporter: the proposed legislation comes at a time when president obama plans to sit down with intelligence officials and congressional l

those of violate the rules would be slapped with sanctions and a press release senator ted lieu who introduced the bill says quote state funded public resources should not be going toward aiding the n.s.a. or any other federal agency from indiscriminate spying on its own citizens and gathering electronic met electronic or metadata that violates the fourth amendment for more on the bill that takes a firm stance against the feds i spoke with to head to tar executive director of the bill of rights defense committee my first answer if he could talk more about the goal of this bill. the goal of the bill is to force accountability on the n.s.a. the courts have abdicated their role of sensually of guarding constitutional rights congress has been abysmally dysfunctional and guarding the constitution and passing either legislative checks to restrain executive abuses or effect conducting effective oversight this bill is a state taking the matter into its own hands and it aims to cut off the water cut off the electricity cut off the prosecutors and cut off the universities as sources of talent to fuel th

those that violate the rules would be slapped with sanctions and a press release senator ted lieu who introduced the bill says quote state funded public resources should not be going toward aiding the n.s.a. or any other federal agency from indiscriminate spying on its own citizens and gathering electronic or metadata that violates the fourth amendment for more of the bill that takes a firm stance against the feds i spoke with shad butare executive director of the bill of defense bill of rights defense committee. goal of the bill is to force accountability on the n.s.a. the courts have abdicated their role of centrally of guarding constitutional rights congress has been abysmally dysfunctional and guarding the constitution and passing either legislative checks to restrain executive abuses or effect conducting effective oversight this bill is a state taking the matter into its own hands and it aims to cut off the water cut off the electricity cut off the prosecutors and cut off the universities as sources of talent to fuel the n.s.a.'s next generation it's a very aggressive opportunity