AND CAN YOU TRUST GOVERNMENT? WHO IS TELLING US THE TRUTH?
Oh yes, they are listening
to our phone calls, Barry
American Thinker – Rick
Moran – 6/16/2013
Shocking revelation from
Capitol Hill where it was revealed at a Judiciary Committee hearing that the
NSA can listen to the content of domestic phone calls of American citizens
without a warrant. Further, the decision to listen to those calls can be made
by a low level analyst.
The National Security Agency
has acknowledged in a new classified briefing that it does not need court authorization
to listen to domestic phone calls.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a New
York Democrat, disclosed this week that during a secret briefing to members of
Congress, he was told that the contents of a phone call could be accessed
"simply based on an analyst deciding that."
If the NSA wants "to
listen to the phone," an analyst's decision is sufficient, without any
other legal authorization required, Nadler said he learned. "I was rather
startled," said Nadler, an attorney and congressman who serves on the House
Judiciary committee.
Not only does this
disclosure shed more light on how the NSA's formidable
eavesdropping apparatus works domestically, it also suggests the Justice
Department has secretly interpreted federal surveillance law to permit
thousands of low-ranking analysts to eavesdrop on phone calls.
Because the same legal
standards that apply to phone calls also apply to e-mail messages, text
messages, and instant messages, Nadler's disclosure indicates the NSA analysts
could also access the contents
of Internet communications without going before a court and seeking
approval. The government is out of control and it's an open question whether
enough can be done to salvage our constitutional liberties.
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