Pennsylvania: Fisa

April 16, 2009 - 05:45 am

Maybe NOW...Investigate?

From the New York Times:
The National Security Agency intercepted private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress last year, government officials said in recent interviews.

Several intelligence officials, as well as lawyers briefed about the matter, said the N.S.A. had been engaged in “overcollection” of domestic communications of Americans. They described the practice as significant and systemic, although one official said it was believed to have been unintentional.
Though it seems there is some scrutiny:
The legal and operational problems surrounding the N.S.A.’s surveillance activities have come under scrutiny from the Obama administration, Congressional intelligence committees and a secret national security court, said the intelligence officials, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity because N.

Wed, 05/07/2008 - 17:03

State GOP calls on Carney to act on FISA logjam

[img_assist|nid=245|title=U.S. Rep. Chris Carney|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=185|height=179]The Pennsylvania Republican Party has singled out U.S. Rep. Chris Carney (D-Dimock) to sign a discharge petition that would force the Senate overhaul of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to the House floor.

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