End
Warrantless Deep State Spying: Don't Renew 702
It's time to rein in warrantless domestic
surveillance before it's too late.
By Zach Weissmueller
September 12, 2017 "Information
Clearing House"
- As former NSA contractor Edward Snowden
revealed to the world in 2013, the U.S.
government routinely spies on its own citizens.
"I, sitting at my desk, could wiretap anyone,
from you or your accountant, to a federal judge
or even the president," Snowden told the
journalists crowded into his hotel room before
the publication of his leaked documents.
The leaks exposed lies from government
officials about the mass surveillance of
American citizens, with former Director of
National Intelligence James Clapper testifying
before Congress that the NSA didn't "wittingly"
collect any data on millions of Americans.
Four years after the Snowden leaks, the
government is still collecting Americans'
private information. Though the NSA claims it
ended bulk collection of domestic phone calls,
the agency is still operating several other
far-reaching domestic spying programs.
Now there's a way to end these
unconstitutional practices. The NSA gets its
authority to spy on U.S. Citizens from
Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. The
law will
expire this year after it hits its five-year
sunset. Lawmakers will soon be deliberating over
whether to renew Section 702 for another five or
maybe even make it permanent.
Watch the video to see why it's vital that
they let Section 702 lapse.
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