I think you're being a little naive about how these laws are used. At the end of the day they do a smell test to see if there is a sufficient "foreign nexus".

I think you're being a little naive about how these laws are used. At the end of the day they do a smell test to see if there is a sufficient "foreign nexus". And there always is. 99.9% of the surveillance they do is political and never sees the inside of a court room, so it doesn't matter if their analysis is implausible or made in bad faith. [1] Canadian: check. US citizen who studied abroad: check. US citizen with a foreign partner: check. US citizen with a foreign gardener: probably check. US citizen with a foreign car: check back in 2030. [1] https://www.fisc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/MIsc%2019%2002%20191217.pdf https://www.fisc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/MIsc%2019%...