FISA Section 702 authorizes the IC to collect, analyze, and share foreign intelligence information about national security threats from non-U.S. persons who are reasonably believed to be located outside the U.S. It requires specific procedures to minimize the acquisition, retention, and sharing of any information about U.S. persons and to ensure compliance with the Fourth Amendment.
The aspect of spying that cause Americans data to be captured alongside foreigners introduces a means for the FBI to indirectly spy on Americans, or even arrange to spy on Americans by targeting foreigners they work or associate with. The FISA courts have been rubber stamping warrants to spy so much so that according to Wikipedia:
Over the entire 33-year period, the FISA court granted 33,942 warrants, with only 12 denials – a rejection rate of 0.03 percent of the total requests.
With only 12 denials from 33,942 warrants, it is safe to say there is no meaningful review and any experienced agents and counsel would know how to shape the request to get the approval.
President Trump’s 2019-2020 Attorney General, Bill Barr, a terrible traitor to the President, denounced the President for calling on Congress to vote against FISA. The Hill reported:
Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday denounced former President Trump’s exhortation for Congress to kill the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) as “crazy and reckless” and warned there will be “blood on people’s hands” if the intelligence community’s surveillance authority expires and there’s a terrorist attack on the United States.
It is amazing that everything that happens leads to another blame Trump moment, and the press will have a field day if a terrorist attack happened. In fact, they may call on their select immigrants with criminal or terrorist histories to do something just so President Trump can be blamed – but it won’t work.
Blame for FISA’s failure falls squarely on the FBI and this Administration. Americans can’t be certain the FBI even tracks terrorists any longer. I wouldn’t be surprised if Latino cleaning ladies at the home of white Catholics that attend Latin mass would be investigated with 702 authority. The FBI’s relentless effort to track and round-up January 6ers while Joe Biden lets in legitimate criminals at the border leaves everyone less safe. This FBI has been busy gaslighting with fake Nazis, harrassing social media users at their homes, villifying January 6ers, and pursuing catholics. If we are less safe, the blood is on Biden and the FBI.
Regarding the FISA vote -- it failed to advance to the floor by a margin of 35 votes – a resounding defeat where leadership now understands it must make substantial modifications.
BREAKING: The House just voted against advancing a bill to reauthorize the federal government’s surveillance capabilities without requiring a warrant as pushed by Republican Speaker Mike Johnson.
NOTE: The vote was 228-193 against advancing the rule to renew Section 702 of the Foreign… pic.twitter.com/gg0TWVo2uK
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) April 10, 2024
🚨BREAKING: 19 Republicans vote to KILL a rule that would have allowed for consideration of the FISA renewal:
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 10, 2024
Andy Biggs
Dan Bishop
Lauren Boebert
Tim Burchett
Michael Cloud
Eli Crane
Bob Good
Matt Gaetz
Paul Gozar
Clay Higgins
Anna Paulina Luna
Cory Mills
Nancy Mace
Ralph… pic.twitter.com/CgN1oSguvM
Here is Tucker's Take:
We will update as information developsEp. 92 The FISA bill is dead but, like herpes, it’ll be back. It’s important to punish the people that pushed it. pic.twitter.com/QFRh16SsRL
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 10, 2024
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