Playing “whack-a-mole” with the Constitution

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and its impact on civil rights.

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The House just passed another hurdle to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows government actors to spy on Americans. While that may not have been the intent, the 2016 Crossfire Hurricane Russia collusion hoax showed how this “law” was used to violate the rights of...

People in this episode

Host: Paul Engel

Topics covered

• Constitution
• surveillance
• government
• civil rights
• politics

Keywords

• Constitution
• surveillance
• FISA
• civil rights
• government spying

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: House, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Russia

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