nontheist
Well-Known Member
Oh man that bad press for Obama administration just doesn't stop. Sounds like what they're doing isn't legal while the administration defends it.
The Patriot Act allows the federal government to get records from businesses but Mr. Sensenbrenner said it was to be used sparingly, and only if there was a specific investigation. Mr. Sensenbrenner said the FBI application for the Verizon records doesn’t meet those criteria.
He also said the Justice Department misled Congress over how it was using the business records tool.
I do not believe the released FISA order is consistent with the requirements of the Patriot Act,” Sensenbrenner wrote. “How could the phone records of so many innocent Americans be relevant to an authorized investigation as required by the Act?”
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/jun/6/patriot-act-author-verizon-snooping-violates-law/#ixzz2VTj7RyGh
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/06/jim-sensenbrenner-nsa_n_3397440.html
The Patriot Act allows the federal government to get records from businesses but Mr. Sensenbrenner said it was to be used sparingly, and only if there was a specific investigation. Mr. Sensenbrenner said the FBI application for the Verizon records doesn’t meet those criteria.
He also said the Justice Department misled Congress over how it was using the business records tool.
I do not believe the released FISA order is consistent with the requirements of the Patriot Act,” Sensenbrenner wrote. “How could the phone records of so many innocent Americans be relevant to an authorized investigation as required by the Act?”
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/jun/6/patriot-act-author-verizon-snooping-violates-law/#ixzz2VTj7RyGh
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/06/jim-sensenbrenner-nsa_n_3397440.html