Posted on 03/12/2020 7:03:59 AM PDT by nagant
Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) are working to kill a House deal to reauthorize expiring intelligence programs and reform the surveillance court, throwing up an eleventh hour roadblock to the agreement.
The two libertarian-minded Republicans, who are close allies of President Trump's, are urging Trump to veto the House agreement, which pairs a reauthorization of expiring intelligence programs with broader changes to the court associated with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
"The president I think really would like to see real reform, and I think the open question is whether or not he'll take what [Attorney General William] Barr's giving him. So we're letting the president know that we think it's weak sauce, that it doesn't fix the problem," Paul told reporters.
Asked if he thought he could convince Trump to oppose the House agreement — which is backed by leadership in both parties as well Trump allies like Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) — Paul added: "That would change things, but I don't know. ... But we will try."
Lee is also publicly and privately urging Trump to veto the House bill, if it were to reach his desk. The House is expected to pass the bill later Wednesday, setting up a vote in the Senate as soon as Thursday.
"The House FISA deal doesn’t fix what’s wrong with FISA. It would not have stopped the spying that occurred against @realDonaldTrump. I will do everything I can to oppose it in the Senate. If it passes, @realDonaldTrump should veto it," Lee tweeted.....
How can Mike Lee be so right on bill of rights issues, yet dead wrong, even treasonous on H1-Bs and betraying American workers on behalf of Indian lobbyists? Is he mentally ill?
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Lee is a freaking loose canon rolling around the deck, and cannot ever be trusted to do the right thing. Is he a Mormon? Because that seems to be a character trait that’s locked into their DNA!
Put the unconstitutional Secret court out of its misery and the problems of its misconduct and danger are solved
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Can some one on this thread tell me about anything that unconstitutional court has done to protect the vital security interests of America? Take your time, I’m in no hurry!
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