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Speaker Mike Johnson Pulls Competing FISA Bills in Another Blunder
Breitbart ^ | 12/12/2023 | SEAN MORAN

Posted on 12/12/2023 7:36:43 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) decided late Monday night to withdraw two FISA bills from consideration as House Republicans try to reauthorize and potentially reform a controversial deep state surveillance law.

Johnson, according to Punchbowl News, continues to face the “predominant” criticism of his speakership, that he is “either unwilling, unable, or disinterested in making big decisions:”

Johnson flip-flopped for a few weeks when it came to extending FISA, especially the controversial Section 702 provision.

Johnson first said he would extend FISA authority as part of the NDAA — but only until February. Then Johnson said he wouldn’t. And then finally, the speaker agreed to include a FISA extension in the NDAA package that will run until April.

Then, Johnson decided to put up the competing House Intelligence Committee and House Judiciary Committee bills on the floors simultaneously. The House would use a parliamentary procedure known as “Queen of the Hill,” wherein whichever bill gets the most votes would become the bill that gets sent to the Senate for consideration

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KEYWORDS: bills; conpeting; fisa; johnson
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So another Deep State agent then?


21 posted on 12/12/2023 8:38:50 AM PST by FormerFRLurker ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"-Voltaire)
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To: Openurmind

“Government bureaucrats have proven they can’t be trusted with that authority.”

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Accountability is Kryptonite in DC.


22 posted on 12/12/2023 8:39:32 AM PST by Starboard
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To: ChicagoConservative27
This is a no-brainer after the Russia BS. The government has proven that it can't be trusted when it comes to FISA (and many other things, but I digress), so it should be ended. The case should be really easy to make to the American people, even some dopey Democrats would go along with ending FISA.
23 posted on 12/12/2023 8:45:32 AM PST by Major Matt Mason (To solve the Democrat problem, the RINO problem must first be solved.)
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To: Starboard

Yep.


24 posted on 12/12/2023 9:17:05 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
The House would use a parliamentary procedure known as “Queen of the Hill,” wherein whichever bill gets the most votes would become the bill that gets sent to the Senate for consideration.

As I understand it since he pulled both bills there is currently no bill supporting reauthorization of FISA and it will expire.

Why is this not a good thing? What am I missing?

25 posted on 12/12/2023 9:46:13 AM PST by usurper (AI was born with a birth defect.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What’s tough about killing FISA? Just do it.


26 posted on 12/12/2023 9:51:11 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Blunder? Pulling the bills means he and the GOP in Congress listened to their constituents. I see no blunder.


27 posted on 12/12/2023 9:54:35 AM PST by LS
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To: ChicagoConservative27

BOHICA Johnson.


28 posted on 12/12/2023 10:04:18 AM PST by DPMD (ua)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

It’s like killing the 1994 modern gun ban ... back in 2004, all Congress had to do was take the bold and courageous step of doing nothing.

If Breitbart thinks letting FISA die in miserable ignominy is a blunder, something has gone dreadfully wrong with Breitbart.


29 posted on 12/12/2023 10:08:05 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: rigelkentaurus

Officially it may be against the law but it will not end.


30 posted on 12/12/2023 11:04:20 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (Procrastination is just a form of defiance)
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To: blackdog
Kill FISA before it kills us.

The funny thing, is all they have to do is nothing and it dies on 12/31. This is one instance where congresscritters should do NOTHING.

32 posted on 12/12/2023 11:41:26 AM PST by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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33 posted on 12/12/2023 1:02:42 PM PST by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: Bigg Red

We are talking about the Congress allowing our rights to be taken away, and all you can say is don’t swear???


34 posted on 12/12/2023 1:39:37 PM PST by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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