Americans across the country and in the capitol used Independence Day to stage demonstrations against government surveillance.
The “restore the fourth” rally in Washington, D.C was inspired in part by the revelations of former NSA technical contractor Edward Snowden.
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Protesters spoke out against what they called the unconstitutional electronic spying of the US government on its own citizens.
The theme of the rally was restoring fourth amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
A spokesman for the group which put on the rally described how it came together out of like-minded people working together, despite a lack of funding.
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