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Offline CG6468

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Jim Sensenbrenner: NSA violated law
« on: June 07, 2013, 02:48:33 PM »
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Jim Sensenbrenner: NSA violated law

By JAKE SHERMAN | 6/6/13 12:36 PM EDT

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, the Republican author of the Patriot Act, sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder that says he is “extremely disturbed” by reports that the National Security Agency collected phone records from Verizon customers and insists it violates the law.

“These reports are deeply concerning and raise questions about whether our constitutional rights are secure,” the Wisconsin Republican said in the letter, sent Thursday.

Sensenbrenner, who chaired the Judiciary Committee, cited testimony from the Department of Justice from 2011, in which an assistant attorney general said they obtain so-called business records fewer than 40 times each year.

They neither need nor obey any friggin' laws!
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Re: Jim Sensenbrenner: NSA violated law
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2013, 02:57:01 PM »
Quote from: CG6468 on June 07, 2013, 02:48:33 PM
They neither need nor obey any friggin' laws!

Yeah, that's what I thought too.  What good is a letter going to do?  Holder will just round file it.

Some in Congress try, but they sure don't seem to be able to do anything effective, other than keep it in the news.

 
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Re: Jim Sensenbrenner: NSA violated law
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2013, 03:16:57 PM »
Quote from: Dori on June 07, 2013, 02:57:01 PM
Yeah, that's what I thought too.  What good is a letter going to do?  Holder will just round file it.

Some in Congress try, but they sure don't seem to be able to do anything effective, other than keep it in the news.


Some of them can't even do that, and/or don't want it in the news.
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Re: Jim Sensenbrenner: NSA violated law
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2013, 08:13:13 AM »
For the people who are screaming that Bush started his wiretapping, check this tidbit out!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act

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The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) is a United States wiretapping law passed in 1994, during the presidency of Bill Clinton (Pub. L. No. 103-414, 108 Stat. 4279, codified at 47 USC 1001-1010).

...CALEA's purpose is to enhance the ability of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to conduct electronic surveillance by requiring that telecommunications carriers and manufacturers of telecommunications equipment modify and design their equipment, facilities, and services to ensure that they have built-in surveillance capabilities, allowing federal agencies to monitor all telephone, broadband internet, and VoIP traffic in real-time.
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Re: Jim Sensenbrenner: NSA violated law
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2013, 08:22:08 AM »
Quote from: Linda on June 08, 2013, 08:13:13 AM
For the people who are screaming that Bush started his wiretapping, check this tidbit out!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act


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Re: Jim Sensenbrenner: NSA violated law
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2013, 06:22:27 PM »
Quote from: Linda on June 08, 2013, 08:13:13 AM
For the people who are screaming that Bush started his wiretapping, check this tidbit out!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act


Obama's minions haven't gotten around to editing that yet.  When they are done, they will blame President Bush.
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