The Hill reports that that a bipartisan group of 16 members of the House of Representatives continued to pressure the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court today, urging it to turn over rulings that helped lead to the recent NSA surveillance controversy. "The American public cannot engage in a meaningful debate about liberty and surveillance until it knows what its government is doing," Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) said.
The group filed a brief last week urging the body to publish its opinions, with any classified information redacted, on Section 215 of the Patriot Act. Section 215 has become an increasingly important focal point, as it is the law under which the NSA has been able to move forward with initiatives like its telephone...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/2/4488700/house-members-call-for-public-release-of-court-decisions-behind-nsa-surveillance
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