Congress’s Failure is Liberty’s Gain
Congress accidentally protected the American people’s liberty this
week when it failed to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act (FISA).
Section 702 authorizes warrantless surveillance of foreign citizens.
However, it has been “interpreted” by the FISA court to allow US
intelligence agencies to wiretap conversations between a US citizen
and a foreign target of Section 702 surveillance. The intelligence
agencies can then conduct warrantless surveillance of Americans who
communicate with that American.
