3 ms·
A paper trail is less useful to the public when every document is classified. There is little reason to suspect that the FISA court has prevented "wide-reaching
by jessaustin 7y ago
A paper trail is less useful to the public when every document is classified. There is little reason to suspect that the FISA court has prevented "wide-reaching fishing expeditions".
- vkou 7y agoAll currently known evidence indicates that the FISA-stamped warrants that were sent out to tech companies were targeted, in that they identified particular individuals that should be surveilled. So, yes, FISA did seem to accomplish one of the two purposes of warrants. I agree that a secret paper trail isn't particularly useful.
- jessaustin 7y agoI consider an investigation to be "a fishing expedition" whenever there is no good reason at the beginning of the investigation to suspect that the target has committed a particular crime. Every time a FISA warrant has been publicized, it has fit that criterion. Following Cardinal Richelieu, any person subjected to enough surveillance may be convicted of something.
- vkou 7y agoYou may think that way, but judges don't. If you are a gang leader, and you call someone twice a day, any judge will absolutely sign a wiretap warrant targeted at the person you are calling.