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“According to the ACLU, the law is written so broadly that a phone call by a U.S. citizen to a U.S. citizen overseas discussing general foreign affairs could be listened in on. Section 702 of this act allows the government to intercept the communication of any U.S. citizen absent probable cause, in subversion of their Fourth Amendment rights. So Big Brother is listening. There's no doubt that Congress is abdicating its responsibility when it passes a blanket extension of this bill without knowing how many Americans have been affected by FISA or the government's interpretation of the law. Without vital civil liberties safeguards and a minimum of transparency, an extension should be rejected. Big Brother is not accountable. Let's vote against Big Brother. Let's vote to protect the Fourth Amendment. The Constitution Project report on the fisa amendments act of 2008 Accordingly, we, the undersigned members of The Constitution Project's Liberty and Security Committee, recommend: I. Increased Judicial Review of Surveillance Authorizations: The FAA should be amended to require more robust judicial review by the FISC to authorize programmatic surveillance and ensure that it is appropriately focused on foreign intelligence. Specifically: (a.) Congress should restore the requirement that foreign intelligence be the primary purpose of the programmatic surveillance.…”