Senate Passes FISA Spying Bill, Includes New Measure to Turn U.S. Businesses Into NSA SpiesChris MenahanInformationLiberation Apr. 20, 2024 |
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The Senate on Friday night passed the House's FISA spying bill -- described as "the biggest expansion of domestic surveillance since the Patriot Act" -- to allow warrantless spying on Americans and grant the government new powers to compel an "enormous range" of businesses to act as NSA spies. Despite protests from the American public, the bill included the provision that "effectively grants the NSA access to the communications equipment of almost any U.S. business, plus huge numbers of organizations and individuals," Elizabeth Goitein reported.
"Tonight the Senate passed the House-passed FISA expansion bill—after rejecting seven different amendments requiring a warrant and otherwise reforming FISA 702," Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) commented on Twitter. "This is a horrible bill. It shows wanton disregard for the rights of Americans. This is not a day to celebrate."
From The Conservative Treehouse: Last night, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) teamed up with Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and added an amendment that would have required the government to get a warrant before reviewing any communications incidentally collected from Americans. The amendment was the last effort priority for a smidgen of hope; the IC railed against it, saying it would stop them from acting on critical "national security" information in real time. It failed by a vote of 42 to 50.Here's a list of the Senators who voted for the bill: Such is life under occupation. Follow InformationLiberation on Twitter, Facebook, Gab, Minds and Telegram. |