'The FBI's systematic misuse of these resources proves that it (and the rest of the federal government) simply can't be trusted to wield this sort of power,' said one campaigner. 'Let 702 die.'
Friday."If Section 702 is to be reauthorized, there must be statutory reforms to ensure that the checks and balances are in place to put an end to these abuses." "I am disappointed at the extent of the redactions in the opinions released today," he added, pledging to pressure ODNI to inform the public about the interpretation of the law behind closed doors.
"There is important, secret information about how the government has interpreted Section 702 that Congress and the American people need to see before the law is renewed." House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler also weighed in, though he noted his hesitation to do so given that Rep. Jim Jordan has created the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government—which has beenthe"Insurrection Protection Committee" and a"fascist power grab to evade accountability" by progressive lawmakers: In the middle of Chairman Jordan's overzealous attack on federal law enforcement and the absurd claims advanced by the MAGA crowd on the weaponization subcommittee, I am hesitant to comment at all—but the abuse of FISA authority detailed in this opinion demands a response from all members of Congress. Section 702 exists only to protect the country from external threats to our national security. The government may only use it to target non-U.S. persons located outside of the United States. If the FBI insists on using it for routine domestic criminal investigations, without a warrant or probable cause, then perhaps they should not have access to this information at all. The problem is not that the FBI unlawfully targeted thousands of Americans of any particular political view. They appear to have conducted backdoor searches onprotestors, January 6th rioters, and everyone in between. The problem is that they unlawfully targeted thousands of Americans. Period. The FBI says that they have instituted new procedures to make this kind of abuse impossible. They have made that promise before. Without significant changes to the law to prevent this abuse, I will oppose the reauthorization of this authority. Civil society groups that have for years sounded the alarm about Section 702 responded similarly to the latest revelations. "Today's disclosures underscore the need for Congress to rein in the FBI's egregious abuses of this law, including warrantless searches using the names of people who donated to a congressional candidate," Patrick Toomey, deputy director of the ACLU's National Security Project,Friday."These unlawful searches undermine our core constitutional rights and threaten the bedrock of our democracy. It's clear the FBI can't be left to police itself."
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