FISA Fight - Take Three (or is it Four?)

I just signed DFA's petition to the Senate opposing immunity for the telecom companies that aided and abetted George and Dick's Ye Olde Warranteless Wiretapping Programme. I thought I'd repost the comment that I added.

I think "We the People" have been quite clear on this for some time now. Stop spying on us!

Realistically, any official eavesdropping should at the least be subject to these conditions:

• Independent oversight to prevent most instances of unjustified intrusion.
• Robust minimization (and oversight of same) to prevent most instances of harm resulting from unjustified intrusion.
• Notification and legal recourse for those that are harmed by unjustified intrusions are critical in insuring that illegal behavior carries consequences.

Even with these provisions, the system could still be corrupted, but it's a hell of a lot better that the intentionally corrupted system that we have now. It could at least be the opening point for a renewal of the national conversation on the appropriate balance between government power and individual privacy.