Hi,
Reforming America’s system of mass surveillance does not split Congress
along partisan lines. There’s support across the political spectrum for
overhauling the government's domestic spying powers — but GOP Speaker Mike
Johnson is trying to scuttle reform efforts and a final vote is likely
happening TODAY.^1
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is abused
by the government to spy on Americans by collecting and searching through
international communications without a warrant. In fact, he and the House
Intelligence Committee are trying to stop anyone in Congress from even
having the chance to vote on closing the data broker loophole (by
requiring court orders before the agencies buy location information about
us from data brokers).
Congress has a chance to end these abuses — with a final House vote
happening any moment now we urgently need to speak out so Mike Johnson
can’t stop these much-needed reforms.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Don’t let Speaker Johnson stand in the way of
legislation to rein in mass government surveillance in America!
ADD YOUR NAME
The alliance of big foreign data brokers,^2 spying agencies, and Speaker
Johnson adds up to a crusade against privacy, and it must be stopped if
the Fourth Amendment is going to survive in the digital age.
Because government agencies like the FBI and NSA, and even local law
enforcement, use the data broker loophole to obtain our information
without a warrant, buying troves of personal data from private companies.
This system exposes our private data and allows companies like Elon Musk’s
Twitter/X to profit off of the sale of our information.^3
Elon Musk shouldn’t be profiting off of our data and government
surveillance.
Votes to reform FISA are happening right now, but Mike Johnson is trying
to stop any reforms. We need to tell Congress to end this broken system of
warrantless surveillance and protect the privacy of people in the United
States.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Congress must reject the extension of dangerous,
unlawful spying under Section 702 of FISA.
Thanks for taking action,
Joey and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. New York Times, “Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in House, Putting
It Back on Track,” [ [link removed] ]April 12, 2024.
2. The Intercept, "Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While
Profiting Off Government Surveillance,” [ [link removed] ]March 25, 2024.
3. Politico, “LexisNexis parent company lobbied up amid FISA fight,”
[ [link removed] ]April 4, 2024.
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