WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Congressman David Wu issued the following statement after voting against the FISA Amendments Act of 2008:

“This so-called ‘compromise’ legislation does not strike a middle ground.  We leave the door open for the attorney general and the director of national intelligence to abuse their authority and snoop on any American anytime anywhere, under the guise of ‘incidentally’ collected information.  This is not what the framers of the Constitution had in mind.  

It is the legitimate role of government to protect Americans from both foreign aggression and the domestic abuse of authority.  In compromising with Republicans, we have compromised the privacy of every American.”