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by jonknee 4756 days ago
It's not like these programs just got setup without approval. I'm sure they have secret rulings from FISA to justify all this stuff (not that a secret ruling makes anything legal, but hey). The problem with secret courts is obvious.
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They've been essentially bypassing the FISA courts since 9/11.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA_warrantless_surveillance_co...