Posts Tagged warrantless

ACLU requests secret Bush-era memos

The ACLU has tested President Obama early, requesting dozens of secret documents covering the Bush administrations’ justification for its spying and interrogation programs. If we could gleam even a bit of insight into the real excuses for the warrantless wiretapping and NSA eavesdropping, it could set a precedent for future government transparency.
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McCain supports FISA, warantless wiretapping

While John McCain is still hawking that ‘maverick’ tag, don’t believe the hype, instead, let’s look at some recent statements he made that perked my interest, coming out in favor of the Bush administrations’ stance on FISA, warrantless wiretapping/eavesdropping and executive power. Funny thing is, he had the exact opposite opinion on these topics [...]

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Foreign intelligence wiretaps up in 2007

Wiretaps approved by a secret U.S. court overseeing foreign intelligence rose last year, even as Congress was debating a Bush administration request for more authority to fight terrorism.  “The Justice Department said on Wednesday that government applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for wiretap approval rose to 2,371 in 2007, from 2,176 a year [...]

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