Judge rules NSA spying program likely unconstitutional
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – A U.S. District Court judge ruled Monday that the National Security Agency’s Spy Program is likely unconstitutional, and that the plaintiffs have standing to challenge the NSA. “There are now documents and declassified information about how this program works, that indicates that virtually every American is affected by it and that if they use a telephone to receive a call or make a call its very likely some information about that call is being retained by the government for five years,” said Josh Gerstein, Sr. White House correspondent for Politico.
In his ruling, Judge Richard Leon said the NSA’s bulk data collection program used to spy on Americans’ phone calls is a violation of the 4th Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures.
He went on to say that the Department of Justice failed to demonstrate how collecting this metadata actually helps thwart terrorist plots.
RT’s Meghan Lopez talks to Josh Gerstein, Politico’s senior White House reporter, about the court ruling and how it might affect the NSA.
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