Posted on 04/10/2024 11:50:12 AM PDT by packagingguy
A group of House Republicans on Wednesday tanked a procedural vote to begin debate on a bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, leaving the chamber scrambling on how to address the important spy tool before it expires next week.
Nineteen Republicans joined Democrats in voting against a rule for legislation to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), blocking the measure from advancing 193-228.
The move comes after former President Trump on Wednesday urged Republicans to “KILL FISA” — throwing a wrench in an already contentious debate.
The tanked procedural vote also stymies a plan from House leadership to take up an amendment many in the GOP’s right wing say is a top priority — adding a warrant requirement to the bill.
Led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and other MAGA-aligned conservatives, the vote marks yet another instance of members of the GOP tanking what is typically a routine party-line vote in protest of legislation.
Section 702 allows the government to spy on foreigners located abroad, but that surveillance also sweeps in their communications with any Americans with whom they are in contact.
The issue of whether to require a warrant to access the information on Americans caught up in the surveillance has created strange bedfellows, with some members on both sides of the aisle uniting around an amendment they see as a safeguard for Americans, and others saying it would gut the program entirely.
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Let the damned thing expire!!
F#CK’EM!
The proponents of reauthorizing FISA need to remember the adage, “This is why we can’t have nice things”. The abuse of the Act is what has led to the anger and rejection of its reauthorization. I worked in the Title 50 world for a number of years, back when we actively reported every identified surveillance of a “US Person” and had to explain it.
They do what they want anyway. There is no honor in government, only power whores and lazy encrusted paycheck holders.
Spying on Americans and violating the GOD given 4th Ammendment is not a Conservative value.
Then why would you give a small group of congress critters flak for trying to stop it? They are the only ones that deserve praise not condemnation. My comment was in relation to someone who was condemning them.
I am confused that MTG supported it. Many more should have supported it.
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