The FISA law is very clear. (1) It is a limiting statute - if a program is not covered by FISA and it is not illegal under any other statute, then as long as the program is funded, it's legal. (2) FISA specifically defines the types of "electronic surveillance" to which it applies and it applies only to those types. (3) The monitoring of cross-border communications, using satellites (i.e., not in the US), where the target of the investigation is not a US citizen or legal resident, is not one of the types of electronic surveillance - thus FISA does not apply on those facts.
No rational person can read the FISA statute and not come to this conclusion.
Stop calling it "domestic" wiretapping when it is international, and stop calling it "illegal" wiretapping when it is legal.
You might not agree with it - that's your opinion - that it is not domestic and not illegal are matters of fact.
2007-08-16
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