Edward Snowden obviously wasn’t present at today’s #StopWatchingUs march on Washington, but his name and face appeared nearly everywhere as citizens protested NSA surveillance.

It turned out to be a bipartisan event, with former Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich followed on the microphone by Republican Rep. Justin Amash, speaking against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).

Speaking @Dennis_Kucinich: We reject the right of the state, in the name of security, to make everyone a suspect http://t.co/Rfz3jcSzzl — Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) October 26, 2013

Speaking @Dennis_Kucinich: Our government has become a threat to freedom. http://t.co/Rfz3jcSzzl — Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) October 26, 2013

Amash, our tea party voice against surveillance, is talking about the problems with CISPA @repjustinamash — RestoreThe4thSF (@RestoreThe4thSF) October 26, 2013

Rep Amash says his proudest moment was pushing his bipartisan amendment vs. mass surveillance #stopwatchingus pic.twitter.com/ce7Jvs7s9a — PeterPants (@lawyerpants) October 26, 2013

Amash says his and Conyers' amendment was first time in Obama's tenure he came out in opposition to an amendment. http://t.co/jLdq5P3CvY — Stop The Wars (@sickjew) October 26, 2013

.@repjustinamash, talking about how close Conyers/Amash amendment came to passing, despite Admin & leadership oppo #StopWatchingUs — Alexis Goldstein (@alexisgoldstein) October 26, 2013

The Amash-Conyers amendment to the annual defense appropriations bill, which would have restricted the NSA’s ability to spy on individuals not suspected of terrorist activity, was narrowly defeated in July by a vote of 205-217.

As with any rally, it was the signs that told the story, and President Obama was anything but immune from criticism.

Edward Snowden's face is everywhere at this thing pic.twitter.com/b8HBEiVGBk — Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) October 26, 2013

Apparently Fox News said there's only 100 people @ #stopwatchingus Rally Against Mass Surveillance. They're wrong. pic.twitter.com/1JtSEqNnMY — Sina Khanifar (@sinak) October 26, 2013

Here's a photo of the 575,000 signatures we're delivering to Congress today at the #StopWatchingUs rally. pic.twitter.com/t0Es4eyJ8M — Sina Khanifar (@sinak) October 26, 2013

PHOTO + VIDEO: Protesters march against NSA in nation's capital at "Stop Watching Us" rally: http://t.co/6ZilYKsMVZ pic.twitter.com/o9mzPotpZX — Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 26, 2013

Pres. Obama brought his spy cam and surveillance drone to the #stopwatchingus rally! Hoorah! pic.twitter.com/D2OcB9NFni — Andrew Blake (@apblake) October 26, 2013

Today is the 12th anniversary of the signing of the USA Patriot Act. StopWatching.us calls itself “a coalition of more than 100 public advocacy organizations and companies from across the political spectrum” that came together in July 2013 after revelations of the NSA’s surveillance program.