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  • Warrantless WireTaps: US Intel Director Admits Collection Violates 4th Amendment

    07/25/2012 10:19:51 AM PDT · by maggiesnotebook · 1 replies
    Maggie's Notebook ^ | 7-25-12 | Maggie@MaggiesNotebook
    The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) via a letter to Senator Ron Wyden (R-OR) has confirmed Wyden's statement that The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) has, at least on one occasion, collected information through warrantless wiretaps that violate the Fourth Amendment. While agreeing with Wyden, the DNI issued this statement: The government has remedied these concerns and the FISC has continued to approve the collection as consistent with the statute and reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. Source. FISC is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, a court which renders decisions with no transparency to the public and generally not to our...