Reply #37: There are a couple of more things

[grantcart]

Good things

1) Congress now has authority to make policy on FISA they will have an ongoing oversight responsibility.

2) Americans overseas now are covered by the 4th ammendment


Bad thing

3) Communications that either originates or concludes with a foreign source no longer needs a warrant. I frankly don't see the value with this since warrants have a 7 day period where they can apply retroactively.



But an even more important thing is that the person who becomes President appoints the prosecutors and nominates the judges who hand the FISA warrants and courts.

Appointing non political prosecutors who are truthful and judges who are not simple rubber stamps are a far more important part of the system than having something that is 'perfect' on paper.