History

=** History **= As a response to Nixon's resources to spy on activist groups, the original FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) act was passed in 1978. It was created to have Judicial and congressional surveillance of foreign activities and citizens in the U.S.

In December 2005, the warrantless surveillance on international phone calls going to and from the United States that Bush was conducting was revealed. He was doing so without approval from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court which violated the federal law. For two years, the Act was revised in order to allow Bush the ability to conduct warrantless searches without breaking a law. On September 10, 2007, a meeting was held at Georgtown University Law Center to modernize the current FISA bill. The act was proposed on October 26, 2007.

This new FISA was updated and modernized. The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 was passed on July 9, 2008.

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