Does Warrantless Surveillance Violate the 4th Amendment?

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/04/Shane_Harris_The_Rise_of_Americas_Surveillance_State

Reporter Shane Harris traces the controversy over the Bush administration's Terrorist Surveillance Program to a fundamental debate over language in the Fourth Amendment. Harris recalls a heated debate within the administration about the program's constitutionality and the definition of "unreasonable searches and seizures."

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Shane Harris, a reporter for National Journal, talks about The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State.

Harris charts the rise of America's surveillance state over the past 25 years and highlights a dangerous paradox: he argues the government's strategy has made it harder to catch terrorists and easier to spy on civilians. - Book Passage

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