Apparently @EliLake believes Congress affirmatively GAVE NSA authority to bulk collect on USPs.
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-05-20/congress-falls-out-of-love-with-the-surveillance-state …
Second C disagrees.
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@emptywheel meh. Congress authorized war, and with it sweeping authorities. Members were briefed about 215 program too. -
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@EliLake So it is your view as a journalist that "were briefed" (factually false, but whatev) equates to "granted power"? - 1 more reply
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