Rep. Adam Schiff on the Intelligence Authorization

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Rep. Flake (R-AZ) offered an amendment responding to the President's unilateral assertion of power with regard to the electronic surveillance of Americans on US soil. Specifically, it states that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) shall be the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance for the purpose of gathering foreign intelligence information may be conducted, and makes clear that this applies until specific statutory authorization for electronic surveillance, other than as an amendment to FISA, is enacted.

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[kcam90006]

fags they are going 2 put all americans in jail dumies

[oprep3]

Schiff voted for telecom immunity on June 20, 2008

so I guess he changed his mind on the fourth amendment.

[rumpole33]

arent there laws already in place prohibiting bush's domestic spying? if he's not going to follow current laws and hasnt been punished yet, why would he be afraid of new laws? it's sad that we need amendments in order to tell bush that he does need to follow the the laws and not use illusive reasonings to elude them.

[MRFBluth]

Yeah, but current domestic surveilance is unconstitutional, so its nice to hear it criticized in Congress.

[Goadhatesmyspace]

yeah too bad that won't get America out of Iraq

[MRFBluth]

It's about time.