SB 1168 would amend FISA (1978) to require that the Attorney General provide specific, individual details when requesting a ruling from the FISC, and report bac

SB 1168 would amend FISA (1978) to require that the Attorney General provide specific, individual details when requesting a ruling from the FISC, and report back semi-annually on how effective the authorized actions were. Naturally, it is doomed. [pdf] http://www.sanders.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Restore%20Our%20Privacy%20Act.pdf edit: Here is the entire text of the Patriot Act. [pdf] http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ56/pdf/PLAW-107publ56.pdf http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c107:H.R.3162.ENR: The ACLU has a detailed discussion of perceived flaws in Section 215 of the Patriot Act. http://www.aclu.org/free-speech-national-security-technology-and-liberty/reform-patriot-act-section-215 FISA 1978 makes many additions to section 50, US Code that might conflict with the 4th Amendment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act#Provisions