Over 20 years defending rights, especially when threatened by the govt's nat sec and police powers. Now at the Project On Government Oversight (@POGOwatchdog).
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The Constitution Project retweeted
"Closing the backdoor search and data broker loopholes would ensure that no one — neither Pulte nor the president or anyone acting in our name as a public official — can steal our private information and use it to target us." -@DonBellCT ms.now/opinion/trump-dni-bil…
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The Constitution Project retweeted
The 42 @HouseDemocrats who have supported reauthorizing Section 702 without broadly popular, bipartisan reforms need to think about who they're empowering to surveil Americans.
We joined more than 100 advocacy groups Thursday urging them to reconsider. theintercept.com/2026/06/11/…
ALT The 42 House Democrats who have supported reauthorizing Section 702 of FISA without broadly popular, bipartisan reforms need to think about who they're empowering to surveil Americans. On Thursday, we joined more than 100 advocacy groups urging them to reconsider.
ALT The 42 House Democrats who have supported reauthorizing Section 702 of FISA without broadly popular, bipartisan reforms need to think about who they're empowering to surveil Americans. On Thursday, we joined more than 100 advocacy groups urging them to reconsider.
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The Constitution Project retweeted
Jun 12
.@SenMikeLee is right.
Let’s make a deal, work out a warrant requirement, and fix FISA today.
Jun 12
Despite apocalyptic warnings from a deep state that wants unfettered domestic spying, FISA won’t cease protecting America even for years after it expires.
We have time to agree on a warrant requirement to defend the privacy of American citizens and get FISA reauthorized.
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The Constitution Project retweeted
FISA is set to expire today—but what does that mean for our national security and Americans’ privacy?🧵
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The Constitution Project retweeted
No matter who is in charge of ODNI, serious FISA reforms need to happen ASAP.
We can’t have ANYONE in the position to abuse our nation’s surveillance program. Full stop.
Jun 11
TRUMP announces JAY CLAYTON for DNI.
If Trump announced this yesterday, it is possible that he could've gotten FISA extended.
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The Constitution Project retweeted
Wyden already put a UC request on the floor to extend FISA 702 for several months with simple transparency measures added. Cornyn blocked it.
They’d rather let FISA 702 expire than open the door to any meaningful reforms
Jun 11
Senate GOP Whip John Barrasso says Republicans will make UC request on Senate floor this afternoon to pass a temporary extension of FISA 702 powers.
"There will be a unanimous consent offer and the goal is to get this completed so we don't put the country at risk," he says.
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The Constitution Project retweeted
Huge win today in the FISA reform fight: a bipartisan majority of the House has REJECTED a “clean” reauthorization that would have done nothing to protect your privacy.
We need to keep pushing Congress to do the right thing. Make your voice heard: act.pogo.org/a/tell-congress…
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Going home until June 23 instead of staying in Washington and hammering out a real bipartisan deal says a lot about how worried Speaker Johnson & surveillance hawks are, doesn’t it?
After months of Chicken Little hysterics they’re now admitting what privacy experts and civil liberties advocates have been saying for MONTHS about the operational impact of a FISA 702 sunset…
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Close the backdoor search loophole.
Close the data broker loophole.
Jun 11
House Democratic Leaders Jeffries, Clark, Aguilar, Intel Ranking Member Himes & Judiciary Ranking Member Raskin announce this morning ahead of the 3-week FISA 702 extension vote: “There is a path to reauthorizing FISA, but it will require enacting meaningful reforms. We oppose this bill to kick the can further down the road."
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The FISC recertified the 702 program in March. It can continue for a year. Reformers have been saying this the entire time.
Jun 11
A lot of Hill Republicans believe the Trump admin can and will continue operating section 702 for some time, even if Congress fails to reauthorize — regardless of an executive order
“That’s what I would do,” one House Republican said
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The Constitution Project retweeted
It will continue to operate by law, because that's how the 702 statute is set up. NYT and CBO both confirm:
nytimes.com/article/section-…
congress.gov/crs-product/R48…
restorethe4th.com/lapse-not-…
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Even if Pulte goes, a blank check for surveillance cannot be given to the executive branch @SenRubenGallego @SenMarkKelly.
Close the backdoor search loophole
Close the data broker loophole
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The Constitution Project retweeted
It is vital that we keep pushing Congress to do the right thing.
It's long past time to close the data broker loophole and protect your privacy.
Make your voice heard: act.pogo.org/a/tell-congress…
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The Constitution Project retweeted
After screaming all day about how important it is to renew FISA, surveillance hawk @JohnCornyn just objected to a fair deal from @RonWyden that would have renewed FISA in exchange for adding warrant requirements.
Why are they so opposed to making the govt get a warrant?
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Reminder: the reauthorization of a program designed for foreign surveillance can’t pass…because members of Congress want the government to get a warrant if they engage in surveillance of Americans.
Surveillance hawks won’t even allow a vote. They know they’d lose.
Jun 10
Sen. Wyden is offering some FISA extensions, one would require a warrant for queries of US citizens
Sen. Cornyn is objecting, says it "makes no sense whatsoever"
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The Constitution Project retweeted
Senator Cornyn just blocked a 9-month extension of Section 702 with a warrant requirement for backdoor searches. He then blocked a 5-week extension with no warrant requirement, just basic transparency measures. 1/2
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Members of the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH seem willing to stop continuing executive branch FISA abuse against Americans because surveillance hawk fearmongering no longer works.
Jun 10
DEMS seem willing to let FISA lapse bc Trump appointed FHFA Admin @pulte as acting DNI.
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That’s **still** a blank check for surveillance. Apparently for some there’s virtually nothing that can be done to force actual reform that protects Americans.
Jun 10
MARK WARNER’s position, I’m told: He will support a short-term FISA 702 extension if the law is followed (qualifications for head of ODNI) and the principal deputy DNI is named as acting DNI for the duration of any extension.
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The Constitution Project retweeted
Sharing two new resources on Section 702. First, my op-ed in @thehill today on why Pulte isn’t the only reason Section 702 renewal is stuck (spoiler alert: Republican leadership is refusing to allow votes on reforms that have broad bipartisan support): 1/2
thehill.com/opinion/congress…
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