Congress is voting on whether to re-authorize FISA Section 702, which originated in the Patriot Act. Its re-authorization would allow the FBI to secretly spy on Americans without warrants. “I remember thinking all they have to do is just change the meaning of terrorist,” Glenn Beck says, recalli.
Congress is voting on whether to re-authorize FISA Section 702, which would allow the FBI to secretly spy on Americans without warrants. Glenn speaks to 3 congressmen who are leading the charge to prevent this. First, Rep. Chip Roy accuses House Speaker Mike Johnson of standing in the way of an amendment.
The House of Representatives recently voted for an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section 702, which allows the warrantless surveillance of American citizens in certain cases. However, this wasn’t just a Democrat effort. 147 Republicans voted for the extension, along wi.
Congress passed a temporary extension of a powerful government surveillance program this past week, and now long-discussed plans among lawmakers to make fixes to it before the end of the year could be stalled for months or longer.
Lawmakers have vowed all year to reform a powerful government surveillance tool that is set to expire at the end of the month, but House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reached an agreement with congressional leaders this week that would table reforms well into next year.