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The Northerner

(5,040 posts) Thu Jul 26, 2012, 06:28 PM Jul 2012

FISA Regime: 'US govt admits spooking, to spy more'

Congress in the US is considering extending the Act which gives federal agents broad wire-tapping permission. Officials have now come clean and said that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act has been used to violate people's Constitutional rights at least once in the past 4 years. US activist Aaron Swartz describes the practice is virtually illegal.

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FISA Regime: 'US govt admits spooking, to spy more' (Original Post) The Northerner Jul 2012 OP

Not enough people will get outraged and it will just keep spreading. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2012 #1

Now that we know congress was mislead in order to spy on us illegally what will the law abiding midnight Jul 2012 #2

Mojorabbit

(16,020 posts)

1. Not enough people will get outraged and it will just keep spreading. nt

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Thu Jul 26, 2012, 09:32 PM

Jul 2012

midnight

(26,624 posts)

2. Now that we know congress was mislead in order to spy on us illegally what will the law abiding