There was a lot of discussion, pro and con, about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act when it was enacted in 1978. There has been much more discussion in the ensuing years, basically because it makes it much easier to spy on us.
Originally, it was designed to allow intelligence agencies easier access to surveillance of foreign agents in the United States. Advocates assured us it would never, ever be used against citizens. We now know that was another government lie. They used it spy on President Trump, his family, his staff, his friends and his campaign people. Only God knows who else they used it against!
It was politically weaponized!
The Act is abrasive to our Constitution and our American freedoms! It never needs to be allowed to see the light of day again. Other, safer ways can be devised to allow legitimate surveillance of foreign actors within our country.
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