Political Surveillance and Spying on Americans: FISA Reauthorisation Without Fourth Amendment Protection
By Renee Parsons More than 50 years ago, after reports of government abuse that the CIA was illegally collecting information about political activities of American citizens, the Senate created a Select Senate Commission in1975 which became known as the Church Committee named after its Chair, Sen. Frank Church (D-Idaho). An earlier 1972 Supreme Court Decision that warrantless electronic surveillance…
