On Monday, a congressional vote to move 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) bill to the Senate succeeded in the House with a vote of 259-128. The bill now goes to the Senate without any provision requiring warrants on the surveillance of Americans who are in communication with foreign actors.
Rep. Luna made a gallant effort to stop it, but the House sent it on.
It allows spying on Americans without a warrant, and it’s unlawful. Congress arranged for a carve-out for Congress but not everyday Americans.
They get around the unmasking by using foreign actors. It was abused 278,000 times last year.
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On Friday, when the bill passed, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) objected to its passage and immediately afterwards Rep. Laura Lee (R-FL) called for a motion to reconsider the bill. House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) then called for a motion to table Lee’s motion to reconsider. Luna then demanded a recorded vote on the motion to table, according to the Washington Examiner. The vote on the motion to table the motion to reconsider failed in the House.
You cannot have a free and open society with the warrantless spying of Americans. Today, the bipartisan vote to force intelligence communities to get a warrant was lost by one vote. In an effort to stop this, I requested a rare procedural maneuver that will force a second vote on… pic.twitter.com/f4apWu62I6
— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) April 12, 2024
BREAKING
Rep. Luna CONFIRMS members of Congress are SPIED on by American intelligence agencies through FISA loopholes, labeling conservatives as "domestic terrorists"
Q: Is Congress spied on?
A: "Yes. 100%. I am quite confident in some capacity that I am on a list…" pic.twitter.com/57hqd9rw0e
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 11, 2024
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