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In reply to the discussion: Obama Administration Declassifies Details On “PRISM,” Blasts “Reckless” Media And Leakers. [View all]phleshdef
(11,936 posts)In no fascist regime, there would be no oversight, there would be no panel of 11 judges to approve each activity, there would be no Congressional authority approving and authorizing the program, there would be none of the following regulations governing the program...
"The Government cannot target anyone under the court-approved procedures for Section 702 collection unless there is an appropriate, and documented, foreign intelligence purpose for the acquisition (such as for the prevention of terrorism, hostile cyber activities, or nuclear proliferation) and the foreign target is reasonably believed to be outside the United States."
"We cannot target even foreign persons overseas without a valid foreign intelligence purpose."
"Minimization procedures govern how the Intelligence Community (IC) treats the information concerning any U.S. persons whose communications might be incidentally intercepted and regulate the handling of any nonpublic information concerning U.S. persons that is acquired, including whether information concerning a U.S. person can be disseminated. Significantly, the dissemination of information about U.S. persons is expressly prohibited unless it is necessary to understand foreign intelligence or assess its importance, is evidence of a crime, or indicates a threat of death or serious bodily harm."
Theres more, but that basically proves my point. Before throwing around political buzzwords, like "fascist", I suggest you actually go and learn what such words actually mean.