House Proceeding on Nov 15th, 2007 :: 0:34:15 to 0:37:42
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0:34:00 to 0:34:15( Edit History Discussion )

Alcee L. Hastings: to an alien not permitted to be in or remain in the united states. this poorly conceive ed and ill-advised provision appears to provide an extremely broad and completely blank check to the executive branch

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Jane Harman: to conduct wholly unregulate ed surveillance on an undocumented alien in the united states. the scope of this is unprecedent unprecedented. we have never before extended such blanket authority to the intelligence

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Speech By: Jane Harman

0:34:28 to 0:34:39( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: community to collect information on any person within the country, legal or illegal. the language is also vague -- is also as vague as it is broad. my counsel says he doesn't know what the effect

0:34:39 to 0:34:54( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: of an alien not permitted to be in or remain in the united states means since it doesn't define those terms by reference to other laws. the overall effect of this provision could be breathtaking

0:34:54 to 0:35:07( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: in its scope. one of the issues that was supposed to be definitively clarified in this bill is whether or not the enhance ed authorities of the protect america act or this bill would allow physical searches

0:35:07 to 0:35:23( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: to be conducted of the homes and businesses of innocent americans americans. since that clarification is supposed to be made in the restore act, it seems that this provision must be read -- must be

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Jane Harman: read to permit physical searches of the homes and offices of undocumented aliens. . i have a few questions for the other side that i hope they take time to answer when time is yielded back to them. i'd

0:35:35 to 0:35:46( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: like to obtain clarification with a number of ambiguities in the manager's amendment. would you clarify under which specific laws an alien could be, quote, permitted to be in or remain in

0:35:46 to 0:35:59( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: the united states, under quote, under this manager's amendment? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for an additional two minutes. mr. hoekstra: i thank the gentleman. since

0:35:59 to 0:36:08( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: it does not refer to specific laws, would the president deny someone permission to remain in the united states under this executive authority trigger this provision? the amendment also

0:36:08 to 0:36:30( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: says that it does not prohibit surveillance of undocumented aliens. would you further clarify what types of surveillance of undocumented aliens are authorized under this provision? the amendment does

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Jane Harman: not define the term surveillance. would it offer surveillance for law enforcement purposes? would it allow foreign intelligence surveillance to be conducted against transnational smuggling rings?

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Jane Harman: would it allow surveillance to determine whether someone is an illegal or is an alien not permitted to be in or remain in the united states? would the amendment exempt undocumented aliens

0:36:51 to 0:37:04( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: from the physical search requirements of fisa? one final clarification, does the term this act -- as i said, i believe it refers to all of fisa, or is it just some section? could you clrify how that's

0:37:04 to 0:37:20( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: different than the amendments made by this act? this is unprecedented in its breath and scope, unleashing the intelligence community on people in the united states. the practice in the community

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Jane Harman: today is that when someone is in the united states, they are provided the protections of u.s. law. this takes it and shreds it for illegal aliens or people who may be suspected of being

0:37:29 to 0:37:42( Edit History Discussion )

Jane Harman: illegal aliens. unleashing the intelligence community and talk about protecting rights, this bill shreds the rights of people who are in this country. it is a significant problem, and this

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Lincoln Diaz-Balart: is what happens when you go through a process on this type of technical legislation and do not go through a process that allows the minority or hearings to take place. with that i thank the

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Speech By: Lincoln Diaz-Balart