I’m confused-—I saw this story just now:
House passes FISA reauthorization bill after previous GOP setback
ABC News ^
In a 273 to 147 vote, lawmakers renewed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire on April 19, through 2026. It now heads to the Senate.
Section 702 allows the U.S. government to collect electronic communications of non-Americans located outside the country without a warrant. It came under scrutiny among some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and civil liberties groups because it sometimes results in the collection of data on Americans who are in contact with those surveilled individuals.
go here
https://www.intelligence.gov/ic-on-the-record-database/results/707-section-702-overview
and click on the section 702 link to bring up the PDF describing what the section does.
WHO CAN’T THE IC TARGET UNDER SECTION 702?
•U.S. persons, regardless of location
•Any person located inside the U.S.
•A foreign person located abroad for the purpose of targeting a U.S. person or person inside the U.S.with whom the foreign person is communicating (often called “reverse targeting”)
We wanted a warrant provision. Johnson screwd us.