House Approves Warrantless Wiretapping Extension

An anonymous reader writes "The House of Representatives voted 227-183 to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to allow warrantless wiretapping of telephone and electronic communications. The vote extends the FISA amendment for six months. 'The administration said the measure is needed to speed the National Security Agency's ability to intercept phone calls, e-mails and other communications involving foreign nationals "reasonably believed to be outside the United States." Civil liberties groups and many Democrats said it goes too far, possibly enabling the government to wiretap U.S. residents communicating with overseas parties without adequate oversight from courts or Congres.'"

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Re:Unabombers still right even though he's crazy.

[DavidTC]

NO

George W. Bush must not leave office, through death or any other means, without this completely fucked-up powergrab being addressed first by Congress and the courts. If all this just happened, without any blowback or successful legal challenges, than it stands as precedent.