Most Americans would say, good, that's why we elected you. For years, Congress, although despite this, has avoided confronting a fundamental flaw at the heart of our surveillance authority. Under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance act, the government collects communications of foreigners overseas without a warrant from any court. But in the process, the government, unfortunately, over the years, collects millions of communications of innocent Americans, people they are not authorized to surveil. (02:41–02:57)
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Asserts that Section 702 allows warrantless collection of foreign communications.
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