[u crank]

Originally Posted by vienna

They've always been there to see...


...and, since you made the accusation, I do believe the burden is on you...

Sure. No problem.

Originally Posted by vienna

Umm... a warrant would give access to all pertinent evidence including existing communications, letters, emails, etc., and that would, particularly in the case of emails, include currently archived communications; if the investigators were to find a reference to a relevant prior communication, say a response to a cited exchange, any competent investigator would seek to find the contents of the referred to item, if only to affirm the context of the current item; investigations do not just cover what one finds at the time of the warrants execution, they cover any and all paths of inquiry pertinent to the investigation; by your statement, it appears you would say a suspect in a crime could not have any of his records or communications dated prior to the execution of a warrant scrutinized as means of learning the full extent of his crimes and the possible involvement of others in the commission of the act; imagine how effective anti-terrorism would be under your 'guidelines'...

My 'statement' that I can only assume you are referring to is...

Originally Posted by u crank

That is correct Dowly. I believe, but can't find a source that says that the FISA warrant can gain access to previous communications, emails, phone records etc. Or maybe I just dreamed that.