Restore the Fourth Los Angeles - Overview of NSA Scandal

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Restore the 4th - Who we are
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Restore the 4th Grassroots, non-violent organization established in early June
2013 in response to revelations that the National Security Agency has been
secretly conducting massive, bulk domestic surveillance program on
Americans
“Franchise” organization structure
– National group with separate charters in each city
– City charters work largely independently of national organization, but have a vote on
structural issues that affect the group on a nation-wide level

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Restore the 4th LA has been one of the most active chapters to date,
organizing:
– Protests in Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica
– Phoning, emailing, tweeting & Facebooking the Los Angeles congressional delegation in
support of the Amash amendment – and we are keeping score
– Involvement in local representatives’ town halls
– Educating our communities on how to encrypt their online life

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Our goal is to end these programs through the democratic process by putting
pressure on our elected representatives to restore the 4th Amendment



1. The NSA Scandal



The NSA Scandal
The initial leaks
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In early June 2013, former Booz Allen Hamilton contractor and whistleblower Edward
Snowden released top secret information to the Guardian and Washington Post revealing
that the NSA had been collecting phone information on every American in the country

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The revelations caused a major uproar, forcing the U.S. government onto the defensive to
justify what, on the surface, seemed like a surveillance program that blatantly violated
rights enumerated under the 4th Amendment of the Constitution (mass, warrantless
collection of information from suspicion-less individuals)

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Edward Snowden had already fled the country, revealing the initial leaks from Hong Kong

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An international man-hunt promptly ensued, during which the United States Government
(“USG”) placed increasingly fierce pressure on key trading partners and allies to turn over
Edward Snowden

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During this process, the USG potentially violated international law by seemingly
compelling Austria to ground President Evo Morales’ (of Bolivia) plane under the
suspicion that it was carrying Edward Snowden

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Eventually, Edward Snowden was stranded in Moscow (due to the U.S. suspending his
passport), where he was granted political asylum


The NSA Scandal (Cont’d)
The U.S. government’s legal justification
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Justification for these programs were given by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
(“FISA”) courts, which approved these programs through a dubious interpretation of
section 215 of the Patriot Act
Section 215 of the Patriot Act grants the NSA, as well as other government organizations,
the power to compel individuals to turn over “any tangible things” so long as the NSA
"specif[ies]" that the order is "for an authorized investigation . . . to protect against
international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activity”(1)
The FISA courts took this section one step further, arguing that the private
communications of each and every American are tangentially related to any potential
terrorist attack, and can therefore be collected en masse without a warrant or suspicion
Congressmen Sensenbrenner, the author of the Patriot Act, has come out in strong
opposition to both these programs and the line of reasoning employed in justifying them (2)
Sensenbrenner has stated publicly that the language of Section 215 was drafted
specifically to prevent this form of mass surveillance, requiring the government to have
individualized suspicion to collect such information(3)
https://www.aclu.org/free-speech-national-security-technology-and-liberty/reform-patriot-act-section-215
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/09/abuse-patriot-act-must-end
http://www.scribd.com/doc/146196149/Sensenbrenner-Letter-to-Attorney-General-Eric-Holder-On-NSA-Phone-Records



The U.S. government’s legal justification (Cont’d)
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The FISA courts were created in the 1970’s to oversee intelligence and other top
secret cases
However, there is no adversarial process involved in the FISA courts
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As a result of this one sided process, the FISA courts have come to be seen as a
“rubber stamp” court, approving all intelligence related requests made by the
government without any critical assessment
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(1)
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In other words, the U.S. government gets to present its case, yet there is no side arguing against the
government’s position
Adversarial systems underpin our system of justice and democracy

In 2012, for example, of the 1,856 intelligence-related requests made by the government, the FISA
court approved 1,856, resulting in an approval rate of 100%(1)

Even more disturbing, the FISA courts have increasingly taken on the role as a
parallel but secret supreme court, setting Constitutional precedent and, even in
certain cases, overriding rulings made by the Supreme Court in secret and without
any semblance of accountability or transparency(2)
http://www.npr.org/2013/06/13/191226106/fisa-court-appears-to-be-rubberstamp-for-government-requests
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/22/secret-fisa-court-constitutional-rights



The U.S. government’s security justification
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The U.S. government and intelligence programs have continually claimed that
these massive surveillance programs are necessary to prevent further terrorist
attacks

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Despite claims that these programs prevented 54 attacks since their inception, the
only example that has been provided to the public that these programs are
effective is a plot to attack the New York city subway line in 2009

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However, this example has been amply reported on and has been shown that the
discovery and foiling of it was accomplished through ordinary police work, not
mass surveillance programs(1) (source: Reason.com, primary documents from 2009
terror investigation all publicly available)

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The administration was extremely lenient with top secret leaks when it led to the
production of “Zero Dark Thirty,” a movie detailing the administration’s triumph in
the bin Laden attack(2). Why would the administration be more reserved about
additional intelligence-related triumphs?

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http://reason.com/blog/2013/06/10/did-nsas-prism-program-help-foil-2009-ny , http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/public-documents-contradict-claim-email-spying-foiled-terror,
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113453193
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/06/05/leon_panetta_zero_dark_thirty_leak_ig_report_suggests_then_cia_director.html



Attack on the Press
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The press has been attacked vociferously throughout the NSA scandal
Edward Snowden, seen by the majority of Americans as a whistleblower(1) (source:
Quinnipiac University Poll) was charged by the Obama administration under the WWIera espionage act as a traitor
Glenn Greenwald, one of the primary reporters on the NSA at The Guardian, had his
partner, David Miranda, detained at the London Heathrow airport for 9 hours(2)
– David Miranda’s detention was justified by the U.K. police under Britain’s “Terrorism Act”
– The detention sets a disturbing precedent, potentially blurring the lines between “journalism”
and “terrorism”

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The Guardian, one of the key news outlets for information on the NSA scandal, was
forced by the British Government to physically destroy computers that contained
information on GCHQ (the British’s equivalent of the NSA) or face a freeze on all future
surveillance-related publications(3)
– According to The Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger, he was contacted by British spy officials and
told: “You've had your fun. Now we want the stuff back.”

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Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), chair of the senate intelligence committee and
strongly in favor of the NSA surveillance programs, has introduced a bill to more closely
define what counts as a “journalist,” ostensibly to restrict 1st amendment free press
protections for those who do not fit the more restrictive definition of a journalist (4)
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/07/10/poll-most-see-snowden-as-whistleblower-not-traitor
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/19/glenn-greenwald-journalism-davidmiranda-detention
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/20/nsa-snowden-files-drives-destroyed-london
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-dianne-feinstein-congress-press-shield-law-

20130913,0,5900019.story , https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130807/13153224102/senfeinstein-during-shield-law-debate-real-journalists-draw-salaries.shtml



2. What do we know now?



What do we know now?
Process of leaks
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Before the initial leaks were published Snowden and his key journalist contact Glenn
Greenwald (of The Guardian) stated publicly that they scrubbed the documents that
were to be published to ensure that there was no information that could potentially
hurt U.S. national security
Since then, the leaks have come out in a trickle
The result is that, after each leak, the USG has been forced to acknowledge the
presence of such programs, but have generally made claims that other, more invasive
examples of surveillance, do not occur
As a result of the slow trickle of information, the USG has continually had its statements
publicly proven untrue, resulting in a constant and signification degradation of public
confidence in the USG’s ability to both 1) oversee the NSA and 2) tell the truth about
the extent of it’s powers
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Source: Rasmussen poll indicating that only 11% of Americans trust the NSA to not monitor calls of innocent
citizens(1)

Given the constant contradictions of the government’s statements, many wonder now
if the USG is either 1) unaware of the extent of the NSA programs or 2) blatantly lying to
the country

Sources:
NPR: http://www.npr.org/2013/06/13/191226106/fisa-court-appears-to-be-rubberstamp-for-government-requests
Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/22/secret-fisa-court-constitutional-rights
(1) http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2013/just_11_think_nsa_less_likely_now_to_monitor_phone_calls_of_innocent_americans



What do we know now? (Cont’d)
Key Revelations
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Phone metadata program - All of Verizon’s customers’ information collected regardless of individual suspicion(1)
PRISM – NSA has direct relationships with corporate partners such as Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft,
Yahoo and others that allows officials to collect materials including search history, content of emails, file
transfers, live chats, and other private communications without a warrant(2)
Microsoft cooperation – Microsoft gave NSA backdoor access to all of its affiliated services (i.e., hotmail,
outlook, Skype) to circumvent all forms of encryption(3)
Upstream program – Collects information directly from “fiber cables and infrastructure as data flows past,”
relying on the corporate partnership of 4 telecommunication companies whose identities have not yet been
disclosed(4)
Xkeyscore – According to NSA documents, Xkeyscore is the NSAs "widest-reaching" system for developing
intelligence from the internet. Another NSA documents states that Xkeyscore allows for the collection and
analysis of "nearly everything a typical user does on the internet", including the content of emails, websites
visited and searches, as well as their metadata.”(5)
– “Allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails, online
chats and the browsing histories of millions of individuals” (Source: Guardian)
– Snowden claimed in an interview that at his desk [at Booz Allen], he had the capability to tap into any
persons private communication, in any form, wherever he wanted
– U.S. officials vehemently denied this claim, repeatedly calling Snowden a liar
– The subsequent revelation of the Xkeyscore program, however, validated Snowden’s claim
– Analysts do not need prior approval to spy on any American citizen, but must simply choose from a few
basic pull-down menus which then marks the American as an electronic target

Sources:
Overview: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/21/edward-snowden-nsa-files-revelations
(1) http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order
(2) http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsadata?guni=Article:in%20body%20link

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/08/nsa-prism-server-collection-facebook-google
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data



Key Revelations (Cont’d)
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Illegal data collection – Despite repeated public assurances by President Obama and Director
of National Security James Clapper, documents released in September 2013 showed that the
NSA illegally collected information on American citizens, violating its own security protocol
because, according to Clapper, there were “compliance incidents” resulting from the
“complexity of the technology”(1)
Willful abuses by analysts – Analysts repeatedly used NSA technology to spy on significant
others(2)
FISA Court declared certain of NSAs programs illegal – Despite ruling, NSA continued using
programs that illegally collected domestic data. According to one FISC document ruling:
“Contrary to the government's repeated assurances, [the] NSA had been routinely running
[search] queries of the metadata using querying terms that did not meet the required
standard for querying.”(3)
NSA programs reaches ~75% of U.S. internet traffic, including e-mails – Despite
Constitutional restrictions on bulk collection of information, NSA has capability to reach,
intercept, and collect approximately 75% of all U.S. internet traffic(4)
AT&T collaboration – A secret room (Room 641A) is used to divert all AT&T internet traffic to
NSA servers(5)
https://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15563
(4)
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/24/nsa-analysts-abused-surveillance-systems
http://www.zdnet.com/nsa-surveillance-ruled-illegal-and-unconstitutional-7000019699/
(5)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324108204579022874091732470.html?mod
=e2tw , http://www.zdnet.com/nsas-data-reach-greater-than-first-thought-says-report7000019685/
http://www.zdnet.com/nsas-data-reach-greater-than-first-thought-says-report-7000019685/



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Project Marina – An NSA program that collects and stores metadata for millions of internet
users for a year regardless of whether or not they are persons of interest for the agency.
According to the Guardian (which published this story), “Metadata provides a record of
almost anything a user does online, from browsing history – such as map searches and
websites visited – to account details, email activity, and even some account passwords. This
can be used to build a detailed picture of an individual's life(1)
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The USG and intelligence programs have repeatedly assured the public that collection of domestic
citizens activity does not occur unless directly related to an investigation. The revelation of Project
Marina contradicts these statements

NSA Gathers Data on Social Connections of U.S. Citizens – This information includes
collection of e-mail address communication, phone calls, bank codes, insurance information,
Facebook profilers, passenger manifests, voter registration rolls, GPS location (including cellphone GPS location)(2)
NSA pays private companies for data –The NSA pays private U.S. companies approximately
$280 million dollars per year to provide them with information on their customers(3)
NSA shares raw intelligence data on Americans with Israel – Secret deal places no legal
limits on use of data by Israelis. Only U.S. government communications are protected
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/30/nsa-americans-metadata-year-documents
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/us/nsa-examines-social-networks-of-uscitizens.html?_r=0 http://www.zdnet.com/nsa-surveillance-ruled-illegal-and-unconstitutional7000019699/

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http://rt.com/usa/nsa-telecom-payment-data-190/ ,
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/23/report-nsa-pays-tech-companies-for-data/
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/11/nsa-americans-personal-data-israeldocuments



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GCHQ Tempora Program – Britain’s intelligence agency Tempora directly taps transatlantic
fibre-optic cables. The partnership with the NSA allows for a circumvention of 4th
amendment protections of American’s information as this data can be collected by GCHQ in
England then shared with the NSA(1)
NSA spies on communications of Brazil and Mexican presidents – A potential breach of
international law, the NSA was shown to spy on Latin American presidents from the
beginning of their potential candidacy to when they were in office(2)

NSA spies on foreign private companies – Evidence that NSA spied on national Brazilian oil
company Petrobras indicate that intelligence-gathering operations go beyond its core mission
of national security(3)

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-gchq-encryption-codes-security
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/02/nsa-spied-mexico-brazil-presidents
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/09/nsa-spying-brazil-oil-petrobras



3. Domestic and International
reactions



Domestic and International Reactions
President Obama and the Intelligence Agencies
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As a result of the NSA leaks, James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence (“DNI”),
has been caught committing perjury in front of Congress(1)
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In March 2013, Clapper explicitly claimed that the NSA did not collect the data on millions of Americans

Instead of indicting or, at the least, firing James Clapper for perjury (which is a
felony), President Obama appointed him as the head of an oversight panel to
oversee the NSA violations
– When public opinion went against this decision, Obama continued to appoint intelligence
insiders and other individuals close to his administration to oversee the panel, as opposed to
independent, third party security experts(2)

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President Obama has continued to issue assuaging statements indicating that the
NSA does spy on Americans. Many of these statements have been specific and have
been publicly contradicted by subsequent publication of leaks
– These contradictions indicate that President Obama is either 1) Unaware of extent of security
programs or is 2) willfully lying to the American public about the extent of these programs



Domestic and International Reactions (Cont’d)
U.S. Congress
• Congress has been split on this issue

• Liberals and conservatives have paired up both in opposition and defense
of these programs
• In July, Representative Amash introduced an amendment that would have
defunded the NSAs phone metadata program(1)
– Initially considered a symbolic gesture, the vote came with 7 votes of passing (205-217)

• Strong public disapproval and outrage at these programs have, however,
sparked significant momentum to more seriously reform the NSAs
capabilities, resulting in 9 bills currently being introduced in congress to
curb the overreach(2)

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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/07/close-vote-congress-defeats-amash-amendment-which-sought-curtail-nsa
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/effs-cheat-sheet



Domestic and International Response (Cont’d)
American Citizens
• American citizens have been largely opposed to the NSAs surveillance,
with opposition growing as more information about the overreach of
these programs(1)
• A poll held by the Guardian in June 2013 showed that approximately 2/3
of Americans wanted the NSA’s role reviewed, and 56% believed that
Congress did not provide sufficient oversight
• A Reuters poll showed that more Americans view Edward Snowden as a
patriot than a traitor
• Multiple other polls (Gallup, CBS and Rasmussen, The Economist/Yougov,
Fox News, Quinnipiac University and Pew) indicated that a majority of
Americans are opposed to the NSAs programs by a significant margin
(1)

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/13/nsa-surveillance-guardian-poll-oversight, https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/06/16-1,
http://personalliberty.com/2013/08/14/eff-multiple-new-polls-show-americans-reject-wholesale-nsa-domestic-spying/, http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/12/us-usa-security-pollidUSBRE95B1AF20130612



Domestic and International Response (Cont’d)
International Response
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Germany, a nation that is no stranger to autocratic surveillance, has had protests
numbering in the thousands after revelations that the U.S. spied on key European
allies(1)

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Latin American countries including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Columbia and Mexico,
all key United States allies, have demanded an explanation for the extent of spying
on their countries by the NSA(2)

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Brazil especially has demanded answers from the United States government after
revelations that the NSA had spied on the current President Dilma Rousseff as well
as the Brazilian oil company Petrobras(3)
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Dilma Rousseff not only cancelled an important diplomatic visit to Washington as a result of the NSAs
activities, but also delivered a harsh reprimand of the USG’s spying activities in front of the UN

Additionally, diplomatic relations with both China and Russia that the United
States has been cultivating and attempting to improve were severely strained
during the manhunt for Snowden
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/27/germany-nsa-surveillance_n_3663757.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/11/nsa-surveillance-latin-american-countries_n_3579080.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/07/us-brazil-espionage-snowden-idUSBRE9660ER20130707



4. Why we should care



Why we should care
The 4th Amendment is the safeguard of privacy in our country, and privacy a
safeguard of democracy
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One of the key causes of the Revolutionary War were the general warrants issued by King George
that allowed British soldiers to enter colonists’ homes and private property without due cause or
suspicion and collect what they want
The NSAs programs are, in effect, an electronic general warrant, allowing for bulk and complete
interception and collection of all Americans’ personal information
Aside from, in effect, disregarding the sacrifice the Americans have made for years defending such
constitutionally protected rights, programs that gradually erode the 4th amendment threaten to end
privacy in this country as we have come to know it
Without privacy, the threat that people will be forced to conform their actions to a publicly
accepted, government approved norm is real
Self-censorship due to fear of government surveillance is a sure-fire method to stifle creativity and
democratic participation
As Glenn Greenwald (responsible for publishing many of the NSA stories in The Guardian) recently
put it: “A major reason why those in power always try to use surveillance is because surveillance =
power. The more you know about someone, the more you can control and manipulate them in all
sorts of ways. That is one reason a Surveillance State is so menacing to basic political liberties.” (1)
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1nisdy/were_glenn_greenwald_and_janine_gibson_of_the/?sort=confidence



Why we should care (cont’d)
We don’t know who will take office next
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The massive consolidation of power in the executive branch through failures in multi-cameral
checks and balances creates a slippery slope
Traditional checks from the legislative branch have so far been proven to be ineffective, as
intelligence agencies have repeatedly attempted to hide information from Congressmen
representatives we elected specifically to oversee such activities(1)
Traditional checks from the judiciary branch have been completely ineffective, as nearly 100%
of government requests are “rubber stamped,” there is no adversarial process to challenge
the government’s position, and all decisions, even those contradicting the Supreme Court,
are held as top secret and hidden from the public to judge
Confidence must be had in the system to prevent current and future abuses of power that we
may not be able to predict
Even if we were to assume that the Obama administration and the intelligence agencies
could be trusted 100% (which we at Restore the 4th certainly do not), there is no telling who
will take office next
The existing infrastructure could allow for complete, opaque surveillance on the entire
American populace, which could effectively quell democratic disagreement
http://reason.com/blog/2013/09/20/rep-amash-details-how-intelligence-commi



Disturbing judicial implications
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FISA courts have begun the disturbing process of overturning Supreme Court precedents in
secret, without judicial oversight, through a rubber stamp process, effectively letting certain
individuals in the upper echelons of the government to “turn on and off” the Bill of Rights as
it suits them

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This blatantly contradicts the American notion that no one is above the law,

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When such foundational elements of American law are allowed to be triggered on and off in
secret, there is no effective way to recognize these abuses of power and control for them

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Even with Snowden’s leaks, attempting to correct for the abuses allowed by the FISA court’s
dangerous precedents has been exceedingly difficult

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Without transparent, effective judicial oversight, a crucial check and balance against
executive power is rendered null



Why we should care
Complete surveillance threatens to undermine one of humanity’s greatest
inventions – the internet
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The internet has created methods for communication hitherto unseen in human history
Efficacy of this method of communication is predicated largely on the ability to maintain
privacy online – something that has largely been called into question
The pace of technological growth catalyzed by the internet has brought millions out of
poverty, and has created the ability for people to resist oppression in certain parts of the
world as was never before possible (i.e., Arab spring)
The last 15 years have seen an enormous growth in the global reach of the internet and how
it is used to connect people around the world
Already, the NSA leaks are leading many to decrease their online presence, and instead use
old-fashion methods of communications out of fear of being tracked and having their
metadata collected
While the future could see the internet bringing together peoples’ of different cultures, a
potential reaction from the NSA scandal could result in multiple “internets” being established
on a country-by-country basis, which could stifle the internet’s potential to engender a type
global empathy never before imagined by humankind



The threat of declining American global influence
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The revelations of massive domestic and global spying committed by the NSA have already
significantly strained our relationship with major trading partners and allies including China,
Russia, much of Latina America, and Germany

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The United States is undoubtedly still a superpower, but a growing coalition in the
international community could erode Americas standing in the world

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, recently cancelled a landmark visit to Washington D.C. and
publicly condemned the NSAs spying activities and a breach of international law and a
violation of Brazilian sovereignty

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Foreign policy that creates enemies out of allies can only hurt the United States’ global
standing in the future

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Additionally, the United States will be decreasingly able to press autocratic foreign
governments for human rights abuses if the United States Government is also seen as a civil
rights abuser – this is a lose-lose situation for everyone who suffers such abuses worldwide



Economic and business implications
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As Forbes, an established business magazine has pointed out, the NSAs control of U.S.
internet threatens to severely weaken the global competitiveness of U.S. tech companies(1)

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Spying on foreign companies (such as Petrobras) threatens to strain international trust of
allies as well as the legality of existing trade agreements

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Latin American companies have openly discussed setting up non-United States alternatives to
internet traffic, so that their access would not have to be routed through the United States
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This could seriously impact the financial success that certain American-based tech companies have
enjoyed in the last decade

Individuals in the technology community are increasing urging anyone, especially if they have
important information online, to stay away from United States based internet companies

http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardstiennon/2013/06/07/nsa-surveillance-threatens-us-competitiveness/



5. How to get involved



Learn more about Restore the 4th
• More information on Restore the Fourth LA, including
events and ways to become involved, can be found on
our social media websites:
– Facebook.com/RestoreThe4thLA
– Twitter.com/RrestoreThe4thLA

• Additionally, information about the national organization
can be found here
– Restorethefourth.net



Activism on campus
• Protest the NSA recruitment efforts on your campus
– Find out when NSA recruitment events are taking place and ask questions
– Your classmates who are the next generation of computer scientists,
mathematicians, technologists – all need to be encouraged to use their skills
for good

• Build bridges with other student groups – build those relationships on
campus
– ACLU
– College Republicans
– College Democrats

• Support political leaders who will end NSA spying – we need about 217
more Justin Amash’s in the Congress – Young Americans for Liberty can
help bring them to office
– The Amash Amendment failed because 217 congressmen failed to uphold the
Constitution



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