Bill Barr is one of the architects of the surveillance state. His real passion is unconstitutional, warrantless searches and seizures. With the Patriot Act up for renewal in the next month, let’s look back on some of Barr’s greatest hits.
“While the Patriot Act was a major step forward and remedied FISA’s most severe problems, I believe FISA remains too restrictive….It still requires that the govt establish ‘probable cause’ that an individual is either a ‘foreign power’ or an ‘agent of a foreign power.’”
“The Fourth Amendment only protects against ‘unreasonable’ searches. This is a relative standard. What is reasonable depends on the situation.”
“Searches should be allowed when the government has a reasonable belief that persons are engaged in foreign terrorist activity and that a search is important to protect the public safety.”
“The President has called for giving the FBI administrative subpoena authority for third-party records relevant to counterterrorism investigations, and Congress should quickly enact his proposal.”
“The single greatest accomplishment of the Patriot Act was to remove this wall of separation by requiring that a FISA surveillance only have collection of foreign intelligence as ‘significant’ [not ‘primary’] purpose.”
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