EFF PANS SPECTER PROPOSAL ON NSA OVERSIGHT

摘要

A legislative proposal negotiated by the Bush Administration and Senate Judiciary Committee Chmn. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) is 揳 sham compromise that would cut off meaningful legal review?of National Security Agency electronic surveillance, the Electronic Freedom Foundation said Fri. The bill would not require court review or congressional oversight of future programs, the group said. The proposal could be introduced and considered by Judiciary as soon as this week. 揟his so- called compromise bill is not a concession from the White House -- it抯 a rubber stamp for any future spying program dreamed up by the executive,?said EFF staff attorney Kevin Bankston.