US Congress passes short-term renewal of Fisa warrantless spying powers
Posted by PolicyWire
Lawmakers agree 45-day extension but Republican and Democratic critics urge reform of surveillance programThe US Congress has passed a 45-day extension of a law that grants US intelligence agencies warrantless spying powers.Bitter infighting over section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
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tomspark wrote:
This is insane. They literally just kicked the can down the road for 45 days instead of actually fixing the problem — which tells you everything about how much both parties actually care about this stuff when it matters.
tomspark wrote:
This is pathetic. Both parties love section 702 when it's convenient and pretend to care about reform when cameras are on. Nothing changes in 45 days except the outrage cycle.