Quote:
Originally Posted by AnimeFan188
House Committee Approves Sweeping, Warrantless Electronic Spy Powers:
"A House committee on Tuesday reauthorized broad electronic eavesdropping
powers that largely legalized the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping
program.
The House Judiciary Committee, following the Senate Intelligence Committee’s
lead last month, (.pdf) voted 23-11 to reauthorize the FISA Amendments Act. The
legislation, expiring at year’s end, authorizes the government to electronically
eavesdrop on Americans’ phone calls and emails without a probable-cause
warrant so long as one of the parties to the communication is outside the United
States. The communications may be intercepted “to acquire foreign intelligence
information.”"
See:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...oves-fisa-act/
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Every time I read about Wyden doing something awesome, I just kind of grin a little and think, "wow, just think if
more politicians were like him..."