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US House Clears 2-Year Reauthorization of Warrantless Surveillance (www.improvethenews.org)
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  • The US House of Representatives on Friday reauthorized for two years a warrantless electronic surveillance program under Sec. 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), with the vote passing 273-147. Yahoo News
  • The program — which officials claim is critical to fighting terrorism — is meant to only target foreigners outside the US, but the communication data of US citizens can also be swept in if they're in contact with the targets. Yahoo News
  • Conservative opponents ended their resistance after reaching a compromise with Speaker Mike Johnson to reduce the reauthorization's tenure from five to two years. NBC (LR: 2 CP: 4)
  • Opposition to Sec. 702 has increased in the past year after it was revealed the FBI used it improperly nearly 300,000 times, targeted racial justice protesters and Jan. 6 suspects, among others. Guardian (LR: 2 CP: 5)
  • Johnson now reportedly plans to advance a proposal to plug the loophole that lets officials collect data on Americans from technology giants without a warrant. ABC News

Narrative A:

  • Section 702 permits the inadvertent capturing of Americans' data in "backdoor" searches that clearly violate privacy rights. Despite calls for reform and a push for a warrant requirement, the reauthorization lacks crucial safeguards. Past abuses necessitate oversight. A balance between national security and civil liberties is crucial.
    BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE

Narrative B:

  • Section 702 already balances civil liberties protection for Americans while targeting foreign threats as best as it can. It doesn't enable warrantless surveillance of Americans on US soil; court orders are only unnecessary for foreign targets located abroad. Requiring warrants for overseas intel gathering could hinder timely threat identification.
    JUSTICE
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