{"id":2112692,"date":"2023-11-30T19:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T00:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/battle-over-surveillance-program-extension-unites-conservatives-and-progressives-in-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T19:09:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T00:09:11","slug":"battle-over-surveillance-program-extension-unites-conservatives-and-progressives-in-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/battle-over-surveillance-program-extension-unites-conservatives-and-progressives-in-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives and progressives in Congress unite against surveillance program extension"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fbattle-over-surveillance-program-extension-unites-conservatives-and-progressives-in-congress%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=2112692&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--><h2>An Unlikely Alliance Emerges in Congress Over FISA Extension<\/h2>\n<p>A battle\u2063 is brewing\u200b in Congress over the extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act \u200c(FISA), and it&#8217;s bringing\u2064 together an\u2063 unexpected coalition\u200c of conservative Republicans and progressive Democrats.\u2062 Section 702 of FISA, enacted in 2008, has been a point of contention\u2062 as \u2064it grants extensive powers to U.S. intelligence agencies to collect foreign data without \u200ba court order, supposedly to combat terrorism and \u2064espionage. However, lawmakers argue \u200cthat this\u200d measure infringes on the privacy\u2063 of American\u200d citizens whose data inevitably gets caught up in \u200dthe surveillance.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge against renewing Section 702 are Reps. Warren \u2064Davidson (R-OH), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Zoe \u2064Lofgren (D-CA), and Pramila Jayapal\u2063 (D-WA). In a joint \u200cletter addressed\u200d to House \u200cSpeaker \u200cMike Johnson (R-LA), they expressed their\u2064 objection to combining the National Defense Authorization Act\u200c (NDAA) with a \u200ctemporary extension of FISA. They argue that the privacy of Americans \u2064should be a top \u200bpriority \u200bfor the government and that unchecked, warrantless surveillance must be addressed.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Protecting Americans&#8217; Fourth Amendment Rights<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The privacy of Americans should be of the utmost importance to our government, and \u200byet, we have seen too many examples of unchecked, warrantless surveillance of Americans,&#8221; said Jayapal, chairwoman \u2064of the House Progressive Caucus. &#8220;An overhaul is necessary to protect Americans&#8217; Fourth Amendment rights \u2064and their sensitive, personal data. Section \u2064702 reauthorization\u2063 should be subject to strong scrutiny and debate and cannot be included in larger,\u2064 must-pass \u2063legislation. Congress must work to stop the government from warrantlessly spying on \u2062Americans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Safeguarding the\u2063 Fourth Amendment<\/h3>\n<p>Biggs, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, echoed\u200d these concerns, stating, &#8220;The intelligence community is attacking our Fourth Amendment privacy\u200c rights. Rogue actors continue\u2064 to abuse\u200d FISA Section 702\u2063 to improperly spy on American citizens, and it\u200b is\u2062 far \u2063past time for the practice to come to an end. The \u200bFourth Amendment guarantees Americans a \u2062reasonable \u200cexpectation of privacy, \u2064and the government should\u2063 never be given the opportunity to skirt the supreme\u200d Law of\u2063 the Land. \u200dReauthorization of \u200cthis spying authority cannot be tied to a\u2062 massive piece of &#8216;must-pass&#8217; legislation like the NDAA.\u2062 This would be an affront to the American people\u2014who have voiced \u2062their strong disapproval of Section 702\u2014and to the integrity of the \u2062legislative process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), chairman of the Freedom Caucus, also expressed \u200cconcerns\u200d about the \u200cpotential\u2063 inclusion of FISA in the NDAA. He emphasized the\u200b need for reforms and cautioned against using the fear of national security to\u200b pass\u2062 unrelated legislation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Stand-Alone Extension for \u200cNegotiating Reforms<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;They \u2064want\u2064 to use clean FISA, which \u2062I \u200coppose,&#8221; Roy said.\u2064 &#8220;But a 30- to 60-day extension of FISA while we\u200c negotiate reforms [is] not the end of the world if it&#8217;s stand-alone, right? \u200dBecause then it&#8217;s\u200c kind \u2064of staying on its own merit. I can vote no, maybe it passes. \u2062But if \u2064you take FISA\u2063 and you add it to the NDAA, and we know that the NDAA is going to be stripped of \u200dour fixes \u200don our side on abortion tourism, transgender surgeries, DEI, critical race theory \u2026 you&#8217;re using the fear of the security of this country under FISA collection of \u200bdata, and you&#8217;re using that\u200d extension to pass a crap NDAA bill,&#8221; Roy added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Can the unlikely alliance between conservatives and progressives overcome \u200dparty politics \u200dand effectively\u2063 challenge the \u2062powerful intelligence\u200b agencies that \u200dsupport \u2062FISA&#8217;s provisions<\/h2>\n<p><span>  T simply be tacked onto the\u2063 NDAA without proper\u2062 consideration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The unlikely alliance between conservative Republicans and progressive Democrats \u2063underscores the \u200cgrowing concern over government surveillance and the erosion of privacy\u200b rights. This issue transcends party \u2063lines\u200c and highlights the need \u200bfor a comprehensive reform of FISA and its various provisions.<\/p>\n<p>The sentiment shared by Davidson and his colleagues is not isolated. Many \u200dlawmakers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-releases-footage-allegedly-showing-predawn-fbi-raid-on-its-journalist\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Releases Footage Allegedly Showing Predawn FBI Raid on Its Journalist\">civil liberties organizations<\/a>, and privacy advocates are also\u2062 calling for a closer examination of FISA and a reevaluation of its \u2062impact\u2063 on\u2062 individual rights. The USA FREEDOM Act,\u2063 which aimed to limit\u2063 bulk data collection under FISA, received bipartisan support and was passed by Congress in 2015. However, critics argue that \u200bthe\u2062 reforms did not\u200c go far enough and that more substantial changes \u200care required to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-subpoenas-bank-of-america-for-sharing-private-financial-data-with-fbi\/\" title=\"Jordan subpoenas Bank of America over alleged sharing of private financial data with FBI.\">protect privacy rights<\/a> in the digital age.<\/p>\n<p>One \u2063major concern with Section \u2064702\u200b is the incidental collection of Americans&#8217; communications when targeting foreign individuals or entities. This &#8220;incidental collection&#8221; occurs when U.S. intelligence agencies \u2063intercept communications that \u2064happen to\u2064 involve an American citizen, \u200ceven if\u200c they \u200care not the intended \u200dtarget. Critics argue that this\u200c violates the\u200c Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable\u200c searches and seizures.\u200c They \u2064emphasize the need for judicial oversight\u2062 and individualized warrants to prevent the unwarranted\u2063 invasion of \u200dprivacy.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b unusual alliance of conservatives and progressives \u200bsuggests a \u200bgrowing recognition that protecting Americans&#8217; privacy\u200b transcends\u2063 political ideology. However, it also raises questions about the potential obstacles \u200bin advancing \u200cmeaningful \u2063FISA reform. Can these unlikely allies\u200d navigate the complex web of party politics and effectively challenge the \u200cpowerful intelligence \u200cagencies that\u200c support FISA&#8217;s \u200dprovisions?<\/p>\n<p>The debate over \u2063FISA\u200b renewal is\u2063 a pivotal moment for Congress to address the balance between national security and civil liberties. It is an opportunity to reevaluate the effectiveness and necessity of the surveillance tools granted\u2063 under \u2063FISA. While\u200d concerns about terrorism and espionage are legitimate, they must\u200c not come at the\u200d expense of Americans&#8217; constitutional\u200c rights. Vigorous debate, transparency, and a\u200b thorough examination of the consequences of unchecked surveillance are essential in\u2062 ensuring that any extension or reform\u2062 of FISA strikes the right\u2064 balance.<\/p>\n<p>As this unlikely alliance\u2063 continues to rally against the \u200cextension of Section \u2062702, it\u2064 remains to be \u2064seen how\u200c their efforts will influence the broader \u200cdebate. Will their coalition grow, attracting more members of Congress \u200dfrom both parties, or will party lines ultimately prevail? Regardless of the outcome, their collaboration signals a\u200c shifting \u2062dynamic within the political\u200c landscape and highlights the \u200dimportance of\u200d safeguarding Americans&#8217; privacy rights in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/part-social-media-and-part-preppers-paradise-ham-radio-is-the-perfect-hobby\/\" title=\"Ham radio is the ideal hobby, combining social media and prepping.\">increasingly interconnected world<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b battle over \u200cthe FISA \u200cextension is far \u200dfrom over, but the emergence of this unexpected \u200dalliance sends \u200ba clear message &#8211; Americans&#8217; privacy should not be compromised in \u2062the name of national security. \u2063It is \u200ca\u200c reminder that bipartisan cooperation \u2064can arise even in \u200bthe most unlikely circumstances\u2064 when the fundamental rights of citizens are at stake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative Republicans and progressive Democrats in Congress are forming an unexpected alliance as they clash over extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Enacted in 2008, FISA&#8217;s Section 702 expanded US intelligence services&#8217; authority to gather foreign data without court approval, supposedly to combat terrorism and espionage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2112693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2112692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2112692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2112693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2112692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2112692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2112692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}