Court Ruled in 1982 That NSA Could Monitor Overseas Messages
"Mithridate Ombud", posting at NewsBusters, has found a 1982 New York Times story about a court ruling that appears to contradict the 1979 FISA rulings:
Update:
Traderrob at OpiniPundit notes that Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, believes that the President's authorization of the NSA surveillance is legal and Constitutional. Traderrob also cites another case in which warrantless searches for the purpose of obtaining foreign intelligence were upheld.
COURT SAYS U.S. SPY AGENCY CAN TAP OVERSEAS MESSAGESIt's unclear yet whether this ruling will serve as a precedent to dash the hopes of the Democrat party's Defeatist Wing and their allied media.
By DAVID BURNHAM, SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES (NYT) 1051 words Published: November 7, 1982
A Federal appeals court has ruled that the National Security Agency may lawfully intercept messages between United States citizens and people overseas, even if there is no cause to believe the Americans are foreign agents, and then provide summaries of these messages to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Update:
Traderrob at OpiniPundit notes that Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, believes that the President's authorization of the NSA surveillance is legal and Constitutional. Traderrob also cites another case in which warrantless searches for the purpose of obtaining foreign intelligence were upheld.
posted by Bluto at 4:45 PM
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