Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Congress Rejects FISA Reform

FISA Section 702, which was authorized as an addition to the 1978 FISA Act in 2008, was.

Forty-seven organizations, including the ACLU, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and FreedomWorks, urged Congress in a June letter to pass the amendment in order to "Significantly advance the privacy rights of people within the United States." Two Republican representatives, Chip Roy and Jim Jordan, rose to defend the amendment during the ten minutes of debate it was afforded.

Stating that "The Administration strongly opposes the 'USA Rights' amendment to the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act.".

The Trump administration's position on FISA reform is especially inconsistent in light of President Trump's numerous.

In which lamented the "Troubling breakdown of legal processes established to protect the American people from abuses related to the FISA process." Yet Nunes was among those who voted against the Amash-Lofgren Amendment.

Voted against the amendment, allowing the executive to spy on American citizens.

More than any other candidate, also voted against the amendment.


https://spectator.org/congress-rejects-fisa-reform/

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