To: inquest
Operative phrase is "Pursuant to section 302(a)(1) of the Act". No one in the Bush administration denies that FISA was bypassed in the current NSA program. I'm having some difficulty finding it, but as I recall the particulars, the act notes where it doesn't apply, and this is a reference to it.
64 posted on
02/16/2006 2:49:13 PM PST by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: lepton
You might want to look
here. Generally, warrants aren't required in cases where there's no substantial likelihood of a "U.S. person" (citizen or permanent alien resident) being surveilled. But I think it's been acknowledged with this latest NSA program that U.S. citizens have come under surveillance.
65 posted on
02/16/2006 2:54:15 PM PST by
inquest
(If you favor any legal status for illegal aliens, then do not claim to be in favor of secure borders)
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