Ah, yes, president obama, advocate of the privacy rights of individuals world-wide.

He expanded the powers of the NSA because he could, or had to, or whatever. I struggle to imagine that he then turned around and used the FCC to push meaningful reform along for his citizens.

I think the burden of proof is on you to show that his track record with government spying should be ignored when thinking about his track record with FCC/consumer protections.

I think the more important person here is Tom Wheeler, who led the FCC during the period.

Both of those are consistent in one respect, that they both expand executive power. A group with power consistently seeks to increase that power. The FCC wants power, the NSA wants power.

This isn't about expansion of the NSA, it's about this bill in particular.