Yes. I believe that myopic, reactive legislators were able to go to the NSA/CIA/...

mcculley on May 24, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: FBI misused surveillance powers more than 280k tim...

Yes. I believe that myopic, reactive legislators were able to go to the NSA/CIA/FBI and get lots of input on what they would like in a new bill. I am skeptical that "the Patriot Act was written and ready before 9/11".