Sunday, November 4, 2007

FISA Amendments Act of 2007: Physical Searches Without a Warrant

FISA Amendments Act of 2007: Physical Searches Without a Warrant

If you listened to what few news reports there are about the FISA Amendments Act of 2007, you might be forgiven for thinking that the bill concerns electronic surveillance.

You’d be wrong.
Source:http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2007/10/23/fisa-amendments-act-of-2007-physical-searches-without-a-warrant/



To boil it down to a one-sentence conclusion, Section 107 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 enables the Attorney General to order physical searches of anyone’s property or possessions without a warrant or accountability, at the whim of the Attorney General. That’s a frightening prospect.
Source:http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2007/10/23/fisa-amendments-act-of-2007-physical-searches-without-a-warrant/




Petition asking Congress not to pass this:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-fisa-amendments-act

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