My latest for Blaze Media: "FISA 'reform' runs a freight train through the 4th Amendment" 'House Speaker Mike Johnson’s @SpeakerJohnson “compromise” legislation is long on reauthorization and short on reform. 'As the chief policy officer of @Bitchute, a video sharing platform serving millions of U.S. users, I’m closely watching the House and Senate’s discussions on possibly renewing or changing Section 702 of the 2008 FISA Amendments Act. For anyone unaware, Section 702 currently permits warrantless interception, collection, storage, and queries of communications related to “foreign intelligence information.” For well over a decade, Section 702 has enabled our government to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreigners and Americans alike. 'With the expiration of the program’s authorization looming, and a vote on a proposal scheduled to take place as early as Wednesday, let’s see what sort of reforms our elective representatives might enact.
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@AmyPeikoff @SpeakerJohnson @Bitchute Hiya, having some issues with the BitChute site. The fast-forward/rewind option with the left/right arrows plus SPACE to play/pause isn't working on a Chromebook. Thanks in advance.