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The Surveillance State

The Surveillance State. How close are we to 1984?. Vocabulary. FISA NSA Wiretapping Patriot Act. Privacy vs. Security. How far should the government go to protect its citizens from foreign threats? And What civil liberties are embedded in our constitution to prevent government abuses?.

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The Surveillance State

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  1. The Surveillance State How close are we to 1984?

  2. Vocabulary • FISA • NSA • Wiretapping • Patriot Act

  3. Privacy vs. Security • How far should the government go to protect its citizens from foreign threats? And • What civil liberties are embedded in our constitution to prevent government abuses?

  4. Clash between three constitutional principles • 4th Amendment – no unwarranted search and seizures. • President is commander in chief – war powers • Checks and Balances.

  5. National Security AgencyNSA • <$12 Billion annually • $75 Billion for all national security agencies. • 35,000 employees,6,500 languages • More PhD’s in math than anywhere else • Largest employer in Maryland We spend more on this than Britain does on its entire military.

  6. What the NSA does

  7. “Vacuum surveillance”

  8. What can the government see? • Every purchase you make with a credit card, every magazine subscription you buy and medical prescription you fill, every Web site you visit and e-mail you send or receive, every academic grade you receive, every bank deposit you make, every trip you book.

  9. Their purpose • The NSA was created to monitor foreign intelligence. • They are prohibited from spying domestically

  10. Room 614A

  11. The watch list • List of people who are under suspicion • Prior to 9/11 there were 20 names • Over 500,000 today

  12. The Fourth Amendment “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

  13. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance ActFISA Created in the wake of government abuses A secret court determines if someone can be under surveillance. The court has turned down only 3 requests in 30 years.

  14. Crossing the line • After 9/11 President Bush ordered the mass unwarranted eavesdropping of Americans. • Violation of FISA is a felony • The telecommunications industry cooperated with the NSA and turned over emails • This June the Senate voted to grant the telecommunication industry immunity • The extent of the eavesdropping will not be known for some time

  15. Violations of the 4th Amendment • the tendency of government so often is to regard opponents of its policies as a threat. • No American should be subject to surveillance without a warrant from a neutral judge.

  16. What is the difference between a democracy and a totalitarian government? Totalitarian Democracy No spying without a warrant No one is above the law Constitutional protections of civil rights • Spying on ordinary citizens • Law applies only to ordinary people • No protections

  17. Resolved THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS A WARRANT TO SPY ON CITIZENS.

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