Senate Committee Approves Bill to Authorize NSA Snooping

SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES BILL TO AUTHORIZE NSA SNOOPING
[SOURCE: Center for Democracy & Technology]
In a grave threat to civil liberties, the Senate Judiciary Committee today approved legislation that would gut the historic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, allowing the President to carry out wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance inside the United States without a court order. The bill -- sponsored by Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), but radically altered by his Republican colleagues -- would make judicial review for electronic surveillance optional.
CDT Analysis of Specter Proposal: http://www.cdt.org/security/nsa/20060515cdt-nssa.pdf

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/08/AR2006060801992.html