RESTORE

FISA “Fun Facts”

Thu, 10/11/2007 - 5:04am — Shane-O

Congress is taking another swing at amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. A proposed bill by the Democrats in Congress, H.R. 3773 entitled “Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, and Effective Act of 2007” or the “RESTORE Act of 2007” (how witty) passed both the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees on Wednesday.

Naming this act “RESTORE” is more than a stretch. It doesn’t even pass the laugh test. In their proposed legislation, Congressional Democrats (a.k.a. parliamentary invertebrates) have done next to nothing to “restore” the protections of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. Read more…

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