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Dick Durbin: “The current system of Section 702 oversight relies almost…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Calls For Reforms To FISA Section 702

Published | Video Starts at 06:06

That's going to make us safer in America. Past attempts at reform have not solved the problem and I've been at this for many years. As the Brennan center explained, and I quote, The current system of Section 702 oversight relies almost entirely on the executive branch self policing to prevent, detect and report abuses. In other words, the fox is watching the chicken coop. That's a flawed system under any administration. Under this administration, it's especially alarming. (06:06–06:20)

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Asserts that Section 702 oversight relies on executive branch self-policing.

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