The Perversion Of FISA And FISC

 In theory, FISA sets out procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information.

Initially, FISA addressed only electronic surveillance, but was significantly amended to include programs monitoring Internet communications, trap and trace devices, physical searches, and business records.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire on December 31, 2023, and there are two competing bills set to re-athuroize FISA and FISC. So there is currently a race in the House to see what committee bill will renew the intelligence community's favorite policing tool.

They are HR 6611, the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023 in HPSCI and H.R. 6570 - Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act in HJC. These two competing bills would both reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act but in completely different ways.

This bill could be voted on as early as today and would re-authorize the original unconstitutional surveillance FISA bill.

Despite years of public outrage about FISA's over reach, this bill would re-authorize FISA with no real reforms or new oversight, and would grant them vast new powers which are only partially understood and likely to be broadly "Administratively" interpreted.

Please contact your congressperson immediately and ask them to vote NO on HR 6611, the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023 in HPSCI. Find Your Representative.

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