{"id":1183540,"date":"2022-01-03T13:05:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T18:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1183540"},"modified":"2022-01-03T13:05:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T18:05:17","slug":"jan-6-committee-seeks-to-expand-govt-authority-to-spy-on-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-committee-seeks-to-expand-govt-authority-to-spy-on-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan. 6 committee seeks to expand govt. authority to spy on citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjan-6-committee-seeks-to-expand-govt-authority-to-spy-on-citizens%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1183540&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2625688\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2625688\" class=\"wp-image-2625688 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/rep-bennie-thompson-ap-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"(AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)\" width=\"780\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/rep-bennie-thompson-ap-scaled-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/rep-bennie-thompson-ap-scaled-1-274x210.jpg 274w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/rep-bennie-thompson-ap-scaled-1-570x437.jpg 570w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/rep-bennie-thompson-ap-scaled-1-768x589.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2625688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, is pictured. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:44 AM PT \u2013 Monday, January 3, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>The Democrat-controlled January 6 committee is proposing a new expansion to government surveillance programs. In an interview on Sunday, committee chairman Benny Thompson (D-Miss.) said the Democrat panel will recommend new legislation to boost government spying on citizens to prevent future protests at the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>The Mississippi Democrat claimed broader surveillance is necessary to ensure security of the U.S. government. Thompson also denounced the January 6 protests, adding similar events must never happen again.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cAs you know, it was clear that we were not apprised that something would happen,\u201d he stated, \u201cBut, for the most part, it was the worst kept secret in America that people were coming to Washington, and the potential for coordination and what we saw was there. So, we want to make sure that never happens again.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of House Jan. 6 committee, says the panel will recommend new legislation to boost intelligence gathering to prevent future attacks on U.S. Capitol. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was clear that we were not apprised that something would happen.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ydry7Gs5cd\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ydry7Gs5cd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k0Q3bTmtVz\">pic.twitter.com\/k0Q3bTmtVz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1477810318650839045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thompson\u2019s remarks sparked controversy with critics saying government surveillance is unconstitutional while the right to peaceful political protests is guaranteed under the Bill of Rights.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/n-y-gov-kathy-hochul-warns-residents-what-will-come-this-winter\/\">N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul Warns Residents What Will Come This Winter<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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