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Sharyl Attkisson explains why one FISA warrant on one person can lead to spying on thousands of people
American Thinker ^ | December 21, 2019 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 12/21/2019 5:44:31 AM PST by george76

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1 posted on 12/21/2019 5:44:31 AM PST by george76
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This whole thing is a giant rotten onion that you have to peal away one rancid skin after another. The question is, how far are you willing to peal? It should be understood that “the One we’ve been waiting for” is at the center.


2 posted on 12/21/2019 5:52:01 AM PST by Ouchthatonehurt
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To believe that candidate Donald Trump was the only republican candidate spied upon is foolish, stupid actually.

The order was given by Barack Obama.

The whole corrupt cabal must be exterminated. Imprisoned is but a temporary measure that is in the long run of history, totally inadequate

No mercy, No quarter


3 posted on 12/21/2019 6:00:02 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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“Proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free...”

Yea, right! It floors me that people will vote for leaders that enact policies to slowly clamp down on liberty and freedom.

We’re not quite as bad as Britain...yet, but it’s coming.


4 posted on 12/21/2019 6:01:11 AM PST by servantboy777
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“””””To believe that candidate Donald Trump was the only republican candidate spied upon is foolish, stupid actually.”””””

It’s a safe bet to believe hussein and hillary have been spying for a long time. Does anyone think they didn’t spy on the 2012 candidates?

hillary put in a private server in her home for a good reason.


5 posted on 12/21/2019 6:03:05 AM PST by shelterguy
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https://sharylattkisson.com/2017/12/obama-era-surveillance-timeline/

Read this if you want an education....


6 posted on 12/21/2019 6:03:20 AM PST by Hojczyk
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Thank you George W Bush for throwing away out 4th amendment rights. Worse Republican president ever. W is a real POS.

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.

7 posted on 12/21/2019 6:08:19 AM PST by jpsb
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That was Bill’s server.


8 posted on 12/21/2019 6:08:44 AM PST by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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Here’s one for ya. ALPRs - Automatic License Plate Readers.
The state can track you coming and when you’re going.

As the state puts it, when you travel down the public right of ways, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy.

https://www.eff.org/pages/automated-license-plate-readers-alpr


9 posted on 12/21/2019 6:10:11 AM PST by servantboy777
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George W Bush for throwing away out 4th amendment rights. Worse Republican president ever.

The combined presidential terms of #41, #42, #43 & #44 have brought America to the brink of collapse.

10 posted on 12/21/2019 6:22:56 AM PST by JonPreston
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hillary put in a private server in her home for a good reason.

I think the main reason was to hide the subscription sale of classified information and other goings on related to the Clinton Foundation. You subscribed to the ability to hack into her server by donating to the Foundation.

11 posted on 12/21/2019 6:27:16 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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According to the USA Today (10 Dec): “A FISA warrant is the nuclear bomb of searches, authorizing the FBI “to conduct, simultaneous telephone, microphone, cell phone, e-mail and computer surveillance of the U.S. person target’s home, workplace and vehicles,” as well as “physical searches of the target’s residence, office, vehicles, computer, safe deposit box and U.S. mails,” as a FISA court decision noted.”

The FISA warrant allows the “two-hop” rule. That means the spying just starts with Page. It includes the first circle of people who Page had direct contact with. And includes the second circle of people who had contact with the first circle. Carter Page had direct contact with President Trump adviser Steve Bannon, so the second hop would include President Trump.


12 posted on 12/21/2019 6:32:03 AM PST by Bruce Kurtz
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"The combined presidential terms of #41, #42, #43 & #44 have brought America to the brink of collapse."

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13 posted on 12/21/2019 6:34:10 AM PST by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it divine ...)
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I am still disgusted that Republican politicians and media have not made the “two-hop” nature of a FISA warrant understood by every American. Every time they mentioned “FISA warrant on Carter Page” without also mentioning its widespread snare, they lost an opportunity to educate Americans. All should be outraged at what a FISA warrant allows. .

instead, the left is still mocking Trump for saying that he was “wiretapped”.

14 posted on 12/21/2019 6:38:25 AM PST by Freee-dame
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To believe that candidate Donald Trump was the only republican candidate spied upon is foolish, stupid actually.

The order was given by Barack Obama.

With some digging, I’d bet there’s evidence out there the Obama Admin spied on Romney’s 2012 campaign. When criminals “get away” with illegal behavior, they tend to repeat the illegal behavior until caught.

https://pjmedia.com/trending/report-obama-campaign-hired-fusion-gps-2012-dig-dirt-romney-donors/


15 posted on 12/21/2019 6:43:29 AM PST by Flick Lives (MSM, the Enemy of the People since 1898)
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The FBI is the new CIA. Governments broken and changed daily.


16 posted on 12/21/2019 6:58:40 AM PST by healy61
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Kim Strassel in the WSJ reports the FISA Court knew about the falsehoods two years ago.

Secret courts have no place in America.
The secret judges should be charged with felonies.

17 posted on 12/21/2019 6:59:58 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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41 wasn’t all bad, but the rest? Yeah I agree with you.


18 posted on 12/21/2019 7:03:33 AM PST by jpsb
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Please give the credit and click to Sharyl Attkisson rather than the site that regurgitated her original article.

https://sharylattkisson.com/2019/12/how-fbi-or-congress-can-use-warrant-surveilling-one-american-to-spy-on-many-more/


19 posted on 12/21/2019 7:05:46 AM PST by Moonman62 (Charity comes from wealth, or producing more than we consume.)
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Abuse Uninvestigated: Spying on 25,000 in speculative because exactly what was gathered under the Page FISA warrants has not ben reported.

It appears that Horowitz excluded review of data collected except that which his staff decided was pertinent to Russian Collusion. Thus domestic political spying was by design NOT INVESTIGATED. Maybe some occurred, maybe some didn’t. Until there is a thorough, impartial analysis of everything collected AND WHAT WAS DONE WITH IT AND BY WHOM, the FISA investigation is not finished by a long shot.


20 posted on 12/21/2019 7:16:20 AM PST by Chewbarkah
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