12/25/2022 0 Comments Wiretap podcast ending![]() ![]() (Roving wiretaps have been legal for several decades. etc., are now hauling out black letter critiques of longstanding federal law. So liberals, who normally believe in a living constitution that changes with changing times etc. “That’s pretty explicit language,” noted Franken, asking Kris how the “roving wiretap” provision of the Patriot Act can meet that requirement if it doesn’t require the government to name its target. Noting that he received a copy of the Constitution when he was sworn in as a senator, he proceeded to read it to Kris, emphasizing this part: “no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” ![]() Via Atrios, here’s Al Franken giving one of Obama’s assistant attorney generals a hard time over the question of whether to extend a provision of the PATRIOT Act that’s due to expire at the end of the year:įranken, who opened by acknowledging that unlike most of his colleagues in the Senate, he’s not a lawyer, but according to his research “most Americans aren’t lawyers” either, said he’d also done research on the Patriot Act and in particular, the “roving wiretap” provision that allows the FBI to get a warrant to wiretap an unnamed target and his or her various and changing cell phones, computers and other communication devices. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. ![]()
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