Bartholomew Roberts
Member
I keep seeing members repeating this information and wanted to share the results of my own research.
This factoid is sadly true. Compared to 1999 requests, the Bush administration has suffered a level of denial more than 100,000x that of the Clinton administration.
The reason for this is that prior to 2003, FISA have never denied an application since it was created in 1979. In 2003, FISA broke this streak by denying four out of 1,727 applications. In 2004, FISA approved a record 1,758 applications (with no denials).
Source:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/wiretap/stats/fisa_stats.html
So all the talk you see about FISA suddenly denying applications during the Bush administration refers to these four denials in 2003 out of 1,727 requests. Not that you would know it from many of the comments referencing that information...
This factoid is sadly true. Compared to 1999 requests, the Bush administration has suffered a level of denial more than 100,000x that of the Clinton administration.
The reason for this is that prior to 2003, FISA have never denied an application since it was created in 1979. In 2003, FISA broke this streak by denying four out of 1,727 applications. In 2004, FISA approved a record 1,758 applications (with no denials).
Source:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/wiretap/stats/fisa_stats.html
So all the talk you see about FISA suddenly denying applications during the Bush administration refers to these four denials in 2003 out of 1,727 requests. Not that you would know it from many of the comments referencing that information...