Progressive activists have unleashed fury on Democrats after party leaders rallied to pass a bill expanding the government's chief snooping authority without any major new safeguards for Americans' privacy.
Progressive activists see ‘betrayal’ after Democrats save government snooping program for BidenThe FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. Progressive activists have unleashed fury on Democrats after party leaders rallied to pass a bill expanding the government’s chief snooping authority without any major new safeguards for Americans’ privacy.
“This is a sharp betrayal of every American,” said Sean Vitka, the group’s policy director. “Americans will not forget this stab in the back by the House, in particular those members who have pretended for years to be aligned with civil liberties.” Intelligence officials have begged for Section 702 to be renewed, saying they would be blinded to major terrorist threats and would lose eyes on other emerging dangers such as Chinese aggression or fentanyl smuggling.
On the issue of adding a warrant, Republicans used to be skeptical of the idea while Democrats were strongly in favor of it. Now that’s reversed. In a forceful floor speech, the California Democrat called her party to deliver the FISA renewal to Mr. Biden and to reject the warrant requirement, saying it would “undermine” America’s security. Civil liberties advocates said it was tough to square her position now with past votes.
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