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In reply to the discussion: Edward Snowden: The Biggest Revelations Are Yet to Come [View all]Mnpaul
(3,655 posts)show me a search warrant that allows law enforcement to release private info to non law enforcement.
FISA courts did not give the NSA permission. FISA courts deal with foreign surveilance. That is what the "F" in their name denotes.
On top of that, the secret spy courts said:
The National Security Agency exceeded the scope of authorized acquisition continuously during the years of acquisition under these orders
The secret court said that for a period of time, virtually every record generated by the email program included data that hadnt been authorized. At the beginning, the NSA failed to properly control the information it obtained on Americans, allowing it to be shared outside of the small group that was supposed to have access.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/19/secret-surveillance-court-says-nsa-exceeded-bounds/?page=all
Stop the first crime and the rest isn't a problem.