Biden signs bill criticized as "major expansion of warrantless surveillance"
Biden signs bill criticized as "major expansion of warrantless surveillance"
FISA renewal requires more service providers to cooperate with government.
Congress passed and President Biden signed a reauthorization of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), approving a bill that opponents say includes a "major expansion of warrantless surveillance" under Section 702 of FISA.
Over the weekend, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act was approved by the Senate in a 60-34 vote. The yes votes included 30 Republicans, 28 Democrats, and two independents who caucus with Democrats. The bill, which was previously passed by the House and reauthorizes Section 702 of FISA for two years, was signed by President Biden on Saturday.
"Thousands and thousands of Americans could be forced into spying for the government by this new bill and with no warrant or direct court oversight whatsoever," Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said on Friday. "Forcing ordinary Americans and small businesses to conduct secret, warrantless spying is what authoritarian countries do, not democracies."
Wyden and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) led a bipartisan group of eight senators who submitted an amendment to reverse what Wyden's office called "a major expansion of warrantless surveillance under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that was included in the House-passed bill." After the bill was approved by the Senate without the amendment, Wyden said it seemed "that senators were unwilling to send this bill back to the House, no matter how common-sense the amendment before them."
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he voted against the reauthorization "because it failed to include the most important requirement to protect Americans' civil rights: that law enforcement get a warrant before targeting a US citizen."
Man amazing how overcoming the filibuster suddenly isn’t an issue when it comes to the surveillance state.
Anytime there is “bipartisan compromise,” one thing is absolutely certain - the American people are getting screwed.
A big radicalizing moment for me was how we were repeatedly told Obama's ACA had to pass the first time or it would never happen. "We're only gonna get one shot at this!" And then Rand Paul filibustered the patriot act renewal and they just voted on it again like two days later or something.
Anytime there is “bipartisan compromise,” one thing is absolutely certain - the American people are getting screwed.
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Fuck the dems, blue Maga, of course this isn't an endorsement
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Almost shows how much of a cynic I am, I assume they already have literally unlimited unrestricted access to anything you say within earshot of electronic device as well as your location data
Like I assume I they're talking about "expanding the surveillance state" there's literally gonna be a spook in a suit standing in the corner of my bedroom with a notepad who's furiously taking real time notes.
I assume they already have literally unlimited unrestricted access to anything you say within earshot of electronic device as well as your location data
This makes it legal though which means it holds up in court. Lots of scenarios in the past where the case got tossed because the feds obtained info illegally
100% on location data. All they have to do is ask Google, Apple, or your mobile provider and they fork it over with little protest
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i think thats because trump has already done way worse? Like biden sucks, but not voting is not like a boycott of a company, youre just making it more likely for trump to win
Who deported more immigrants? Who provided more aid to Israel during an ongoing genocide? Who authorized more drilling on federal land?
End the genocide. That's the one thing that his re election is hinging on and everyone knows it. They can call the protestors terrorists if they want, but when Genocide Joe can't win the election it'll be his own fault. I've looked for the positions of many different marginalized groups on this and the consensus that I see is: solidarity with Palestine is more important that the danger and violence we could face under Trump. If we have to suffer to stand up for starving Palestinian children, so be it.
Ceasefire now!
But remember to vote for the good guys!
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All my blue reps voted for this. Oh yeah, they also voted for unconditional military aid to Israel and to not support UNWRA right after. Loser party.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he voted against the reauthorization "because it failed to include the most important requirement to protect Americans' civil rights: that law enforcement get a warrant before targeting a US citizen."
I don't know how sincere that actually is but it's darkly hilarious that the democrats and Biden are to the right of Ted Fucking Cruz's official position.
excited for this to be used to hunt down trans people by neocons in some way
"Forcing ordinary Americans and small businesses to conduct secret, warrantless spying is what authoritarian countries do, not democracies."
Gee, Ron, maybe you should sit down and chew on that for a while.
"Forcing ordinary Americans and small businesses to conduct secret, warrantless spying is what authoritarian countries do, not democracies."
So what's the libverse saying about this? Silence? Cope? I'm actually afraid to look...
hope people don't notice then make a show of getting mad in several years when $REPUBLICAN_PRESIDENT reauthorizes it with further rights erosion. also continue celebrating half their slate of candidates coming from "the Intelligence Community" as assurances of competence.
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A snippet of the take on .world
But also, on the hopeful side:
this is what fighting fascism looks like! #resistI want to see your nudes, fat!
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