{"id":2219619,"date":"2024-04-12T16:29:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T20:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-catches-heat-for-tiebreaker-vote-on-fisa-warrants\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T21:24:04","slug":"johnson-catches-heat-for-tiebreaker-vote-on-fisa-warrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-catches-heat-for-tiebreaker-vote-on-fisa-warrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson faces criticism for deciding vote on FISA warrants"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fjohnson-catches-heat-for-tiebreaker-vote-on-fisa-warrants%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=2219619&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--><p>House Speaker Mike Johnson is \u2063facing party backlash for opposing an unsuccessful amendment to the Foreign\u2064 Intelligence\u200c Surveillance\u200d Act in \u200ba tied House vote. The amendment \u200caimed to demand warrants \u2064for accessing data linked to foreign \u200csurveillance but \u2064failed\u200c to garner the necessary votes for approval. Johnson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wimbledon-falls-on-its-sword-will-allow-russian-and-belarusian-players-to-compete-in-2023-championships\/\" title=\"Wimbledon Falls on Its Sword, Will Allow Russian and Belarusian Players to Compete in 2023 Championships\">decision drew criticism<\/a> from House\u2062 Republicans, sparking heated debate within\u200d the party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-health-officials-refuse-to-reveal-data-behind-lockdown-reversal\/\" title=\"Calif. health officials refuse to reveal data behind lockdown reversal\">facing backlash<\/a> from members of his party after he opposed an amendment to the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/FISA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act<\/a> that failed on the House floor in a tie vote.<\/p>\n<p>The amendment, which would have required the government to obtain a warrant to query the data of people caught up in foreign surveillance, failed to attract the needed votes to pass on Friday, with the chamber deadlocking 212-212. In the event of a tie, an amendment on the House floor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2964117\/house-shoots-down-warrant-requirement-for-surveillance-searches-in-dramatic-tie-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fails<\/a>, per chamber rules.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome angered several <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republicans<\/a> who argued Johnson could have tipped the scales had he joined a bipartisan coalition of privacy hawks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a sad day for America,\u201d Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1778824866520555812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post on X. \u201cThe Speaker doesn\u2019t always vote in the House, but he was the tie breaker today. He voted against warrants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The warrant requirements created a divide within the Republican conference, as national security proponents on the House Intelligence Committee opposed them, and privacy advocates on the House Judiciary Committee pushed for adding the provision into the bill text.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), who sponsored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-sides-with-man-fighting-gun-seizure-after-mental-health-episode\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Sides With Man Fighting Gun Seizure After Mental Health Episode\">warrant requirement<\/a> amendment, blasted the 86 Republicans who voted down the provision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c86 Republicans voted with Joe Biden and the Uniparty to allow the FBI to continue spying on Americans without a warrant,\u201d Biggs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1778827478745702710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in a post to X. \u201cThe Swamp is deep.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1778827478745702710\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The House GOP suffered several setbacks leading up to final passage of the larger bill. Two days earlier, 19 Republicans joined all Democrats in voting down a procedural vote, effectively putting the House at a standstill until a new version of the text was negotiated. <\/p>\n<p>To appease holdouts on FISA, GOP leaders agreed to a two-year expiration and a stand-alone vote on a privacy amendment from Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH). Ahead of the FISA vote, Davidson had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2960357\/davidson-fisa-provision-vote-congressman-speaker-broken-promises\/\" title>expressed his disappointment<\/a> over Johnson\u2019s switch in support regarding the warrant requirement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he became speaker, the Intel Committee has coerced him to go along with the Intel viewpoint,\u201d Davidson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2960357\/davidson-fisa-provision-vote-congressman-speaker-broken-promises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>. \u201cSo now the speaker is working to prevent the warrant requirement from passing and has pulled the Fourth Amendment Not For Sale from consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s like he\u2019s a different person,\u201d Davidson added.<\/p>\n<p>After Friday\u2019s vote, members had plenty to say about Johnson\u2019s decision to vote down the warrant requirement. Typically, speakers do not participate in debate and only vote on the most significant bills. However, some GOP lawmakers considered his decision to vote against privacy hawks a betrayal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Republican Speaker voting against warrant requirements for American citizens after this very process was blatantly abused to spy on @realDonaldTrump and his campaign is beyond the pale,\u201d Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s office confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the speaker was not the last member to vote on the warrant requirement despite members calling him a tiebreaker. However, it may not matter to Republicans such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2933865\/speaker-johnnson-motion-to-vacate-mtg\/\" title>introduced a motion to vacate<\/a> Johnson over the latest spending deal.<\/p>\n<p>Greene <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2960710\/mtg-meeting-with-johnson-as-she-dangles-threat-to-take-speakers-gavel-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>met with Johnson<\/a> on Wednesday, telling reporters that how he handled the FISA process and funding for Ukraine would determine how she\u2019d move forward with the motion to vacate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the FISA vote, Greene compared Johnson to Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and claimed his vote on FISA earned her more support to oust him.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s \u201clast vote there, being the vote that took down the warrant amendment, certainly brought other members over to my side,\u201d Greene told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) receives party backlash for opposing a failed amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. 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