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Jul 3, 2007 | 5:45 pm

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oliver2002

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http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/

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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 prescribes procedures for requesting judicial authorization for electronic surveillance and physical search of persons engaged in espionage or international terrorism against the United States on behalf of a foreign power.

Requests are adjudicated by a special eleven member court called the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

While the FIS Act sounds mighty mysterious and conspiracy like, why the government would secretly spy on a public bulletin board to detect the identity of members that know they are publicly posting information is beyond me.