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Not only that, a secret court setup specifically for foreign surveillance was used to spy domestically. It’s why you don’t give governments secret toys and ex
by spaginal 7y ago
Not only that, a secret court setup specifically for foreign surveillance was used to spy domestically.
It’s why you don’t give governments secret toys and extra judicial powers, the people that run it are worst than toddlers, and more abusive and dishonest.
- Craighead 7y agoDomestically on someone in tuned with foreign intelligence.
- noelsusman 7y agoThe court was set up to spy on foreigners and Americans. To get a FISA warrant on a US citizen you have to show probable cause that the person is an agent of a foreign government engaging in intelligence activities.
- marcusverus 7y agoIn practice the bar is so incredibly low. Carter Page was wiretapped based on nothing but the word of a foreign intelligence agent. Page had previously aided the US government in an investigation of a Russian asset. There was no other corroborating evidence. Suggesting that Page was committing or contemplating the commission of a crime. When hearsay from foreigners is sufficient 'probable cause' for a FISA warrant, there is no barrier to obtaining one. I read in a recent article that, out of more than a thousand FISA applications, ONE was rejected. FISA courts are a rubber stamp for wonton state surveillance.
- spaginal 7y agoLove or hate Trump, doesn’t matter. Americans have been able to peek behind the curtain if you will, and see how these secret courts are operating, and it doesn’t inspire an incredible amount of confidence. Seeing as they knew what buttons to push and strings to pull to obtain these warrants, one has to wonder how many other times this script has been played.