Morning Update: Obama on FISA
Ahead of an expected vote this week in the Senate on expanding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) defended his decision to support recent compromise legislation. He wrote in a blog post on his campaign website that the bill “does not resolve all of the concerns that we have about President Bush’s abuse of executive power” but that a new provision in the bill “makes it clear to any president or telecommunications company that no law supersedes the authority of the FISA court.” A Senate vote on the measure is expected this week.
For a complete rundown of the candidates’ stances on domestic intelligence policy, see this CFR.org Issue Tracker.
The Boston Globe compares the candidates’ Afghanistan strategies.
