WASHINGTON , June 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Rep. Tubbs Jones expressed her opposition to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that came before the House. While the bill was supported by House leadership, Tubbs Jones expressed concerns with some of the possible threats to American's civil liberties.
"While I understand the need for intelligence security, I am concerned that the bill would take away many 4th amendment rights from Americans as well as provide retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies," said Rep. Tubbs Jones . "I find the provision that permits the government to conduct mass, untargeted surveillance of all communications coming into and out of the U.S., without individual warrants or even a showing of possible cause that they may have broken the law particularly troubling.
"Additionally the fact that the legislation permits only minimal court oversight undercuts the role of the FISA court and trivializes court review by authorizing the government to continue a surveillance program even after an application is denied by the court."
The FISA bill was approved by the House by a vote of 293-129.
SOURCE Office of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones
