February 02, 2006
* Debate on Legal Authority for Domestic Surveillance Continues

Boston.com: Specialists doubt legality of wiretaps - Many rebut assertion of presidential powers.

  • Postings on domestic surveillance

  • Rep. Jane Harman, FISA Warrants Can Cover All Activities Of The NSA Program: "I am one of the few in Congress who has been briefed on the program, and I am not clear why FISA as presently drafted cannot cover the entire program. If the post-9/11 amendments are insufficient, why were they proposed? If the modifications made by the PATRIOT Act are still inadequate, why didn’t the Administration propose additional changes?"

  • Permanent Link       Topic(s): Civil Liberties, Congress