‘Real News From The Blaze’: Intelligence Community Makes Shocking Admission
- Posted on July 26, 2012 at 8:32pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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Some in the Senate have been inquiring, and are now able to report, that the executive branch has admitted to have abused and violated Constitutional prohibitions on unlawful search and seizure with intelligence gathering techniques on at least one occasion. Wired Magazine reports:
The admission comes in a letter from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declassifying statements that a top U.S. Senator wished to make public in order to call attention to the government’s 2008 expansion of its key surveillance law.
“On at least one occasion,” the intelligence shop has approved Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to say, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court found that “minimization procedures” used by the government while it was collecting intelligence were “unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment.” Minimization refers to how long the government may retain the surveillance data it collects. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution is supposed to guarantee our rights against unreasonable searches.
Wyden does not specify how extensive this “unreasonable” surveillance was; when it occurred; or how many Americans were affected by it.
These inquiries are generally held up by the classified nature of the programs involved. On ‘Real News’ Thursday the panel discussed the details of what the Intelligence Community has admitted to, and what this means for the future of national intelligence:
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80mesh
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 6:46amron wyden lives in NY with his family …has no residence in Orygun and is a watemelon red inside green outside
Report Post »therealconservative
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 9:09pm“Wyden does not specify how extensive this “unreasonable” surveillance was; when it occurred; or how many Americans were affected by it.”
OR whether ANYONE involved was REALLY a LOYAL US CITIZEN OR A TERRORIST/SUPPORTER.
Report Post »therealconservative
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 9:16pmBTW
“The admission comes in a letter from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence”
Report Post »The same office headed by James ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ Clapper.
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 9:20pmGiven the administrations definition of terrorist as anyone who opposes Obama and loves freedom, small goverment and is a christian and/or ex military, among other things, it pretty well figures the ones they did this to are American citizens.
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 9:01pmBut their “healthcare” requires full surveillence of us for our own protection. And the Left’s going pick up where they left off with lessons on how to masterbate. Unclean methods will only cause costly infections.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:04am“Unclean methods will only cause costly infections”.
QFT!!!
Report Post »AllLost
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 8:57pmIn other news the US Marine police have purchased thousands of rat trap masks.
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 8:48pmNeo cons don’t give a crap, as long as it protects them from their imaginary Muslim invaders cause they don’t feel confident about their ability to use their 2nd amendment.
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 8:43pmGoverment doesn’t have to follow their laws but we do, well its really a game of force.
Report Post »MrKnowItAll
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 8:43pmWe know we are being Watched. Don’t think or Care. Otherwise you will get Paranoid!
Report Post »lylejk
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 8:37pmHow can anybody be surprised. Folks will abuse their access to info that they can have access too. Government’s way out of control and on this access, I do agree with Shephard Smith on (not in agreement most of the time with this guy since he’s a far left guy). :)
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 8:36pmtell me it aint so joe
and now for your entertainment value, stay tuned for some humor from our resident trolls
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