FISA Capitulation

13 thoughts on “FISA Capitulation”

1. I’ll report, you decide:

   The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

   https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html#amendmentiv

2. (From Yahoo News/Wikipedia):

   The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendment bill:

   – Prohibits the individual states from investigating, sanctioning of, or requiring disclosure by complicit telecoms or other persons.

   – Permits the government not to keep records of searches, and destroy existing records (it requires them to only keep the records for a period of 10 years).

   – Protects telecommunications companies from lawsuits for “‘past or future cooperation’ with federal law enforcement authorities and will assist the intelligence community in determining the plans of terrorists.”

   – Removes requirements for detailed descriptions of the nature of information or property targeted by the surveillance.

   – Increased the time allowed for warrantless surveillance to continue from 48 hours to 7 days.

   – Requires FISA court permission to wiretap Americans who are overseas.

   – Prohibits targeting a foreigner to secretly eavesdrop on an American’s calls or e-mails without court approval.

   – Allows the FISA court 30 days to review existing but expiring surveillance orders before renewing them.

   – Allows eavesdropping in emergencies without court approval, provided the government files required papers within a week.

   – Prohibits the government from invoking war powers or other authorities to supersede surveillance rules in the future.

   Which part of this bill (specifically) destroys the Fourth Amendment?

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