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Ted Poe: “The NSA has shown they will always interpret the law to the extent that allows them to seize the information. That is…”

On the recordJune 19, 2014
The NSA has shown they will always interpret the law to the extent that allows them to seize the information. That is why the law has to be much more clear to the NSA. We all must remember that the NSA was violating the PATRIOT Act, as written. This amendment does something that is very concrete. It tells the NSA: Get a warrant. Get a warrant through the front door. You get a warrant through the backdoor. You can't spy on Americans unless you get a warrant. That is what this amendment does, and I support this amendment.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas
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Jun 19, 2014

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