Arizona lawmaker's bill would target NSA
Unwilling to wait for congressional action, a first-term state legislator is attempting to clip the wings of the National Security Agency, at least in Arizona.
The proposal by Sen. Kelli Ward, R-Lake Havasu City, would require state and local government to refuse to help the spy agency unless it first produced a search warrant signed by a judge. The measure would prevent Arizona police agencies and courts from using any information gathered by the NSA without a warrant.
Ward said Tuesday she also wants to bar the use of any state resources or personnel to help the agency unless it is pursuant to a court order. And that, said Ward, could even include denying utility services.
The measure, if approved, would make Arizona the first state in the nation to impose such restrictions. But it might not be the last: The same plan is also being marketed to legislators nationwide by the OffNow Coalition, a group of organizations specifically formed to battle NSA spying.
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