Dozens Of GOP Senators Voted With Dems To Extend FBI Warrantless Surveillance Program

[libertybele]

Dozens Of GOP Senators Voted With Dems To Extend FBI Warrantless Surveillance Program

A total of 32 Republican senators voted with 33 Democrats to pass Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday, according to a tally.

If six of them had opposed a point of order against the NDAA, then FISA — a tool that intelligence officials have allegedly abused to surveil Americans — would not have passed, potentially expiring at the end of December. FISA has come under intense scrutiny amid allegations that the FBI has repeatedly abused it as it enables intelligence officials to surveil Americans without obtaining a warrant.

Only 17 Republicans voted for Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s attempt to remove the four-month extension for FISA, according to the tally.

Two bills to reform FISA had been expected to come to the House floor for a competing vote on Tuesday, but Republicans battled over it, leading to a cancellation late on Monday, The New York Times reported. As a result, FISA is currently passing with no reform and the bills probably will not face a vote until 2024.........

https://www.conservativereview.com/dozens-of-gop-senators-voted-with-dems-to-extend-fbi-warrantless-surveillance-program-2666583785.html

[mountaineer]

They are reprehensible.

[American Girl]

READ IT AND WEEP!!!

The Republican Party hates their voters. They’re useless losers, all of them.

It isn't going to get any better... Dear Lord, we need Trump more than ever!!!!
https://www.rightjournalism.com/here-are-the-lists-of-the-us-senators-and-the-147-house-gop-members-who-voted-yes-on-the-ndaa-without-removing-funding-for-the-unconstitutional-fisa-courts/

[LMAO]

Oh my!!!!

Lookee here!!!!

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/19/trump-surveillance-extension-351136


The legislation imposes only modest tweaks to the sweeping warrantless programs that intercept the digital traffic of foreign targets but also incidentally hoover up the personal information on an unknown number of Americans.

The measure passed over the opposition of privacy-minded Democrats and libertarian Republicans, who joined forces to argue that the 702 spying tools allow the government to conduct warrant-free searches on Americans.



Guess what president signed to re-authorize it during his tenure?

@American Girl

[Bigun]

They are reprehensible.

  

[LMAO]

Any extension of government power will always be abuse

Let’s do with this what Reagan did with the “Fairness Doctrine.”

He didn’t tweak it.  He didn’t amend it. He didn’t improve it. He got rid of it.

[libertybele]

The article didn't mention who the GOP Senators are.

[DCPatriot]

They are reprehensible.

@mountaineer  @Bigun

Could it be possible that they were shown highly classifi....er, forget it! 

[mrclose]

The article didn't mention who the GOP Senators are.

[bilo]

I guess it's some conciliation that I am moving to a congressional district where the Congressman did not vote for this garbage.

However, one of my new Senators did vote for it.

[LMAO]

So, according to @American Girl, off with their heads to Republicans who voted to reauthorize this

But we need Trump more than ever who signed to reauthorize the law while president

 

[LMAO]

It appears neither of my Senators voted Yea

Disappointed to see Ted Cruz on the list

[DCPatriot]

It appears neither of my Senators voted Yea

Disappointed to see Ted Cruz on the list

@LMAO

So, let's discuss.

What would Ted Cruz say in defense of his "YES" vote?

Is it just a simple matter that they CANNOT eliminate/abandon the technology they have in-hand today.

And less of a job would be considered half-assed.   

[Bigun]

@mountaineer  @Bigun

Could it be possible that they were shown highly classifi....er, forget it! 

I strongly suspect they were "assured" that the program would be properly administered in the future which, as you well know, isn't worth spit! @DCPatriot

[LMAO]

@LMAO

So, let's discuss.

What would Ted Cruz say in defense of his "YES" vote?

Is it just a simple matter that they CANNOT eliminate/abandon the technology they have in-hand today.

And less of a job would be considered half-assed.   

He himself would have to explain his reasoning

[corbe]

   The 2 Texas Senators (Cornyn, Cruz) rarely vote in Unisom, it seems.  I notice a couple of other Conservative leaning Senators on that list. 

[mountaineer]

My establishment GOP senator voted with the majority. 

[Free Vulcan]

These guys give the Feddies blank checks to use and abuse the rules, then stand up beating their chest and boilerplating how we must do this to protect our national security and the American people.

All the while not wanting to recognize that the Constitution is being hollowed out by this kind of legislation and and instead of protecting is driving us to a gestapo police state.

At what point exactly have we destroyed to very village we are trying to save?

[libertybele]

Link please.

[libertybele]

It appears neither of my Senators voted Yea

Disappointed to see Ted Cruz on the list

Same here-- though the vote roll count doesn't indicate what they voted for -- that is why I asked for the link.

[mountaineer]

Link please.

This one, I think:  https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00342.htm

[libertybele]

This one, I think:  https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00342.htm

That would be it -- thank you. Truly disappointed in Cruz.

[Bigun]

We now know what Ted Cruz got for his vote.

[catfish1957]

Cruz, Cotton, and Lankford are suprises, and pretty much flipped us off on this one.

And from @Bigun 's graphic, it seems Teddy is doing some fine pork barrel election year stuff at taxpayer expense.  /s