Patriot,

As we've repeatedly noted, one of the government's most effective
tools for crushing dissent is Section 702 of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which despite being created
to spy on foreigners is in fact used to spy on Americans all the
time.

More than 3 million times in 2021 alone, to be more precise.

That year - the first of Joe Biden's administration - saw a more
than 250% increase over previous years.

Not only is the FISA Court typically a rubber stamp for requests
to spy on American citizens, but the court once announced the
government reported numerous incidents in which the FBI gathered
surveillance without even bothering to obtain a warrant from the
court.

But now, politicians in Washington are talking about some
half-hearted "compromise" on "reforming" Section 702 - not
shutting down its abuses altogether.
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Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) is heading a "bi-partisan working group"
that hopes to "reform" Section 702.

Remember, they tried "reform" with the PATRIOT Act, rebranding it
as the new, totally different "USA FREEDOM Act" - and things only
got worse. There were no meaningful reforms. That's exactly how
FISA Section 702 became the new preferred tool for mass spying on
law-abiding Americans!

Now, here they go again, telling us they're going to do something
. . . and that something will turn out to be nothing good.

Of course, the Deep State is pushing back on any reform of
Section 702.

Assistant Secretary of State Brett Holmgren recently whined that
702 reforms would put the State Department "at risk of losing
access to one of the most important streams of intelligence on
which we rely ... Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act."

Patriot, the Deep State considers every unconstitutional,
extra-legal method they use "the most important" and they claim
everything they do is necessary for "national security" because
they always get away with that excuse!

Most incredible of all, Holmgren had the audacity to claim the 3
million FISA abuses in a single year by the FBI was OK because,
years later, the public found out about them!

He actually said the fact that reports of FBI abuse came to light
in the first place "demonstrates that the process is working."

He even had the nerve to say the public eventually finding out
what they did "shows that the broader intelligence community
respects the Fourth Amendment rights of Americans."

Imagine bank robbers using this excuse: "We allowed ourselves to
get caught, therefore the system works! Set us free and we won't
do it again."

Over 3 million illegal searches of the database in a single year,
and the Deep State tells us it's a good thing! The Deep State
tells us even though they got caught with their hand in the
cookie jar and nobody was punished, it's a good thing.

Well, it's not a good thing.

This is an absolute outrage. We must tell Congress RIGHT NOW:

NO COMPROMISE, NO REFORM: END SECTION 702 of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act!
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The fact is, the Deep State is hell-bent on collecting every
American's emails, phone records, text messages, Internet
searches, instant messages, online purchases, and social media
posts.

And they're not letting anything get in their way. As admitted in
the news, the NSA "deliberately ignored restrictions on their
authority to spy on Americans multiple times in the past decade."

This is a fight for the very future of our Republic.

No government in the history of mankind - not even the Communist
East German Stasi of yesteryear - has ever held the massive
spying power our federal government holds over law-abiding U.S.
citizens today.

No government in world history that's ever sought this power has
even been able to avoid the temptation for abuse . . . and the
Biden regime doesn't even pretend to resist this temptation.

Remember, the Biden Justice Department believes the biggest
threat to America isn't a foreign government - it's the American
people.

And what they mean, of course, is those guilty of "wrongthink,"
as Orwell put it. People like you and me.

That's why it's so critical you DEMAND Congress let Section 702
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expire.
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There are literally thousands of examples of agency abuse. The
FBI has become so emboldened, they're using DMV photos to launch
a massive facial recognition database! They are skirting the law
by buying your internet history from the Big Tech companies.

This should be no surprise. Men aren't angels. Neither are
politicians, government bureaucrats, or AI algorithms.

Our Founders understood that liberty cannot exist without
privacy. As Benjamin Franklin stated, "Those who would give up
essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve
neither Liberty nor Safety."

But today, our Constitution's Fourth Amendment - which protects
American citizens' right to privacy from government - is hanging
by nothing but a thread.

The protections you and I have against the actions of evil men
holding the reins of our own government are dropping like flies.

You and I must take a stand.

Please tell Congress right now to STOP THE SURVEILLANCE STATE.
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And if you can, please also make a contribution of $100, $50,
$25, $10, or whatever you can afford to help us inform and
mobilize more patriots for this fight.
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For Liberty,

John McCardell
Executive Director
Campaign for Liberty

P.S. Section 702 of FISA - which allowed the massive collection
of innocent Americans' emails, texts, phone calls, and online
chats to continue - is set to expire next year.
 
If you and I turn up enough heat on Congress to stop
reauthorization, I'm convinced we can bring the statists'
domestic spying programs to a crashing halt.

That's why I'm counting on you to please sign the STOP THE
SURVEILLANCE STATE petition and make a contribution of $10, $25,
$50, $100, or more TODAY!
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