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REP. WALZ CALLS FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE BILL 'CONTRADICTORY TO THE RULE OF LAW'
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US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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June 20, 2008
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Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn. (1st CD), has issued the following news release:
Today, Congressman Tim Walz voted against H.R. 6304, legislation which makes changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA):
"There are many parts of this bill that I support. It reaffirms that FISA is the exclusive means for electronic surveillance, and it strengthens protections for Americans at home and abroad. If this was all that this bill included, I could support it.
"Unfortunately, the bill also contains an unprecedented free pass for the Bush Administration's past actions. It does not allow judicial review of the Administration's use of warrantless wiretaps, and the process it puts in place to ...