Rep. Boswell - FISA Amendments Act

Today, the House will consider the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3773, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. The revised House legislation to amend FISA grants new authorities for conducting electronic surveillance against foreign targets while preserving the requirement that the government obtain an individualized FISA court order, based on probable cause, when targeting Americans at home or abroad. The House bill also strongly enhances oversight of the Administration's surveillance activities. Finally, the House bill does not provide retroactive immunity for telecom companies but allows the courts to determine whether lawsuits should proceed. Rep. Leonard Boswell speaks in favor.

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News & Politics

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• Democrats
• Congress
• FISA
• Warrantless
• Wiretapping
• Bush
• Leonard
• Boswell

[tincoffin]

Here in England we have managed to get in a few short years the most spied upon ,surveyed population in Europe.I dont suppose it will happen in America it is too big but I never thought it would happen here.

[Tigers1201]

hmm