Sensenbrenner Issues NSA Questions to Gonzales
Raw Story reports that Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) has written Attorney General Alberto Gonzales a letter (pdf) asking him to answer 51 questions about the NSA warrantless electronic surveillance program by March 2. Among the questions:
- "Do you agree that FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) 'expressly prohibits' the specific activities under this program?"
- "What is the rationale for authorizing a program to conduct surveillance in a manner that does not require prior judicial review by the FISA court?"
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