Last week the Washington Post reported that the NSA has been violating restrictions on surveillance powers thousands of times a year. The Post's reporting also made clear that the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court doesn't even think his court has the tools or capacity to evaluate the government's representations about its compliance with the law.
Sifting through stories like these on the NSA and its spying powers can be quite difficult, especially in the last few months when it seems like a new startling revelation has been published nearly every other day. We know the law is bad. We know the NSA isn't complying with the bad laws. But what can we do about it? And what are the true roots of the problem?
If you’re having trouble understanding the full scope of the government’s spying power, check out this new resource from the ACLU. It’s called “Time To Rein in the Surveillance State,” and it has a wealth of information on the Patriot Act, the FISA Amendments Act, and related lawsuits. There are all sorts of links to relevant news articles, ACLU fact sheets, and other documents that shed light on the American surveillance state.
The ACLU has been at the forefront of the struggle to rein in the surveillance superstructure, which strikes at the core of our rights to privacy, free speech, and association. With this new resource, you can learn more about the surveillance state that we live under, and also find out about the work that we’re doing to roll it back. Check it out today!
