Absolutely false and irresponsible claim. Reverse targeting is explicitly banned under procedures. Paul is accusing IC of a grave violation.https://twitter.com/shaneharris/status/840937556246188032 …
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see also 07 Rockefeller bill for softer reverse target language that was intentionally taken out
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Yup. And McConnell/Mukasey's veto threat of Feingold's RT prohibitions
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But other than those years of legal records, sure, totally absurd claim by Paul.
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Paul's quote " I don’t have any special information but the way it works is the FISA court ...
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wiretaps foreigners and then listens to Americans. It’s a backdoor search of Americans.”
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If beef is backdoor searches, then he either doesn't understand distinction w/ reverse targeting
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(which I highly doubt) or he is deliberately conflating the issues in order to alarm.
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Maybe non-NSA personnel find back door searches offensive in ways legalism can't paper over?
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