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If you read one piece on FISA 702 as it expires today, make it this one from Don Bell at @POGOwatchdog
The dangers with this warrantless surveillance tool go way beyond Bill Pulte, and will be just as serious after heβs gone. We need reforms to the law.
ms.now/opinion/trump-dni-bilβ¦
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π Jake Laperruque π€ retweeted
Section 702 sunsets today. Whatβs next? Surveillance can continue until March 2027 under a grandfather clause. In the meantime, Congress must take this opportunity to build real protections for Americansβ privacy into any Section 702 2.0. 1/17
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On FISA 702, Speaker Johnson claims doom is imminent, blocks any votes on reforms, then goes on vacation with the law set to lapse.
βThey would not be flying off to go home if they actually thought it was a real threat"
theguardian.com/us-news/liveβ¦
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π Jake Laperruque π€ retweeted
FISA is set to expire todayβbut what does that mean for our national security and Americansβ privacy?π§΅
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π Jake Laperruque π€ retweeted
Jun 5
Want FISA 702 reauthorization?
Give us a warrant requirement!
Otherwise, no dice.
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News: Rep. Jim McGovern tells @BGOV Trump's pick of Jay Clayton as DNI is not enough to sway him on a vote to extend FISA.
"I had problems with the way the FISA language was drafted. Iβm worried about privacy issues,β he told us at a roundtable today.
tiny.cc/tjx4101
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.@RepRaskin of @HouseJudiciary sums up the need for FISA Section 702 reforms: βOur touchstone has been a fundamental principle at the core of the Fourth Amendment: a judge must come between the federal government and Americansβ private communications."
democrats-judiciary.house.goβ¦
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Jun 8
"The American people are right to question it" -- US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton was on CNBC this morning indulging conspiracy theories about how they're counting votes in California
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Wyden already put a UC request on the floor to extend FISA 702 for several months with simple transparency measures added. Cornyn blocked it.
Theyβd 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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Iβm sorry, you cannot demand the high ground claiming to be distraught about our national security when you are treating FISA as less important than blocking all reform votes. You sure as hell canβt claim the high ground when treating it as less important than going on vacation
Jun 11
Johnson on most Dems voting against FISA reauthorization: βWhen the bill went down, they applauded... that video is going to live in infamy. I pray that we do not have a serious calamity on our shores over the next few weeks"
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This is 3rd time in less than 2 months we've hit a deadline on FISA 702. Each time Congressional Leadership refused to allow any votes on reforms, had the process blow up, then scrambled to kick the can
They'd rather have FISA expire than allow a warrant rule, this is the result
Jun 11
Three-week extension of FISA 702 goes down in the House with only a day and a half to go before expiration. This is the most serious threat to the law underpinning the governmentβs most powerful surveillance program since it was authorized under 702 back in 2008.
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Congressional Leadership is trying to paint the FISA fight as a partisan game
But the reality is many Members/Senators on both sides of the aisle strongly calling for reform. The only way to resolve this issue is acknowledge that reality, and allow votes on a warrant rule
Jun 9
No FISA extension without reforms, period. The swampβs spying on law-abiding Americans is a threat to ALL of our freedoms.
Fix FISA. Get a warrant.
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π Jake Laperruque π€ retweeted
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, doesnβt it?
After months of Chicken Little hysterics theyβre now admitting what privacy experts and civil liberties advocates have been saying for MONTHS about the operational impact of a FISA 702 sunsetβ¦
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Major privacy news: Vote to extend FISA 702 for several more weeks FAILS in the House. FISA 702 expected to sunset midnight tomorrow
And it's no surprise: Congressional Leadership has 3 times blown up the process by blocking reform votes then desperately tried to kick the can
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We can't keep doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result
It's clear there is not support for extending the status quo, and most Members want serious reform to FISA 702. It's time for Leadership to allow votes & get us out of this mess of their own making
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The way to resolve the FISA fight and get us out of this mess is simple and straightforward:
Get a warrant.
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After months of Chicken Little hysterics theyβre now admitting what privacy experts and civil liberties advocates have been saying for MONTHS about the operational impact of a FISA 702 sunsetβ¦
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 β regardless of an executive order
βThatβs what I would do,β one House Republican said
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Raskin pointing out on House floor that reform advocates have been asking for months to negotiate a compromise on FISA 702, and Leadership has refused to even discuss a deal.
Speaker Johnson & Sen. Thune's my-way-or-the-highway approach is why we're now facing a FISA 702 sunset
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π Jake Laperruque π€ retweeted
It is now crystal clear who is obstructing reauthorization. Cornyn & other reform opponents would rather see Sec. 702 expire than allow reforms to protect Americansβ privacy. Sen. Wyden offered an easy path forward for renewing the law. Reform opponents would prefer sunset. 2/2
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