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In 2014, in response to what we’d learned from @Snowden’s leaks and elsewhere, Senator Leahy proposed a carefully crafted bill to meaningfully bolster oversight and accountability for #FISA surveillance. It received 58 votes in the Senate—two short of what it needed for cloture.
Four Republicans voted in favor of the bill: Senators Cruz, Heller, Lee, and Murkowski. The other 41 Republicans—including @LindseyGrahamSC—voted against the reforms, even though the White House had signaled its acquiescence in the reform proposals:

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Perhaps many of those same Senators have now seen the light, and are willing today to embrace reforms the likes of which Senator Leahy proposed five years ago. But until that actually happens, consider me more than a little skeptical that today’s #FISA hand-wringing is serious.
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To me, the most important takeaway from today's Fifth Circuit #ACA ruling is that #SCOTUS is off the hook, at least for now.

Yes, the court struck down the "individual mandate." But the real question (whether the rest of the ACA must fall) got kicked back to the district court.
It's entirely possible that we're right back in this same place a year from now, if the district court reaffirms its ... controversial ... severability analysis and this same panel affirms. But this issue could look very different to #SCOTUS in early 2021 than it would look now.
And so long as the rest of the ACA isn't going anywhere in the interim (which, for now, it isn't), there's just no imperative for the Justices to step in now. So even though California (et al.) may ask #SCOTUS to take the case, I'd be shocked if the Court agreed—at least for now.
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In the first-ever case about detention under section 412 of the USA PATRIOT Act, Judge Wolford has ordered an evidentiary hearing into the government’s factual and legal basis for subjecting Adham Hassoun’s to potentially indefinite immigration detention:

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#BREAKING: #SCOTUS agrees to take up three separate disputes over the validity of New York grand-jury and congressional subpoenas for @realDonaldTrump's personal financial records. Cases will be argued in March and resolved by the end of its current Term (June 2020).
@realDonaldTrump Here's the order:

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It’s really important not to read too much into the fact that #SCOTUS is taking these cases. Historically, these are cases the Justices feel compelled to take up out of deference to the presidency even when they ultimately rule against the President (see Nixon; Clinton v. Jones).
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MASSIVE thread by our friend and patriot, @BurnedSpy34!

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The new details emerging about #FISA breaches are showing that at least 4 people were being spied on before the FISA applications were legally obtained. This included Page, Manafort, Papadopolous and General Flynn.
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Other examples, like Ted Cruz, may also emerge.

There is also some evidence that Flynn was being spied on well before 2015!

This begs a new question: Who was the [real] target of the illegal spying by US agencies in and around 2015-16?
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I just finished asking IG Horowitz about his investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation, which found the investigation was lawfully authorized and not impacted by bias, but also uncovered numerous issues related to the #FISA surveillance of Carter Page.
The #FISA abuses the IG found are serious and should be addressed. But remember that Carter Page’s section in the Mueller report was only 7 pages, out of 448 pages. Errors found by the IG didn't play a role in the Mueller report info or 37 indictments/convictions.
For years I’ve tried to convince more Republican senators to support #FISA reforms. I stand ready to make it more adversarial, to better protect First Amendment activity, and to require disclosure of exculpatory info. I hope more Rs now will join me.
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SPECIAL ANALYSIS: “There is an unquestionable contradiction between #Snowden’s opposition to Assange’s arrest and the rhetorical games he plays with #Assange’s character in his memoir, "Permanent Record," by Patrick Anderson. A thread: mintpressnews.com/edward-snowden…
On the one hand, both #Assange and #Snowden are perceived as dangerous enemies by the US government but on the other, they clearly disagree when it comes to the means of achieving government transparency and accountability.
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Between 2008 & 2012 every single Mega Corporate Publisher (& Their attorneys) in USA, including #Snowden publisher #MacMillan, issued in writing: “Without the Agency’s (#FBI #CIA #NSA etc) Prepublication Clearance In Writing We Will Not Publish books by Intel Whistleblowers”
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THREAD: Deep State Government.

1. It is good to be aware and prepared for whatever might unfold after the exposure of darkness.

Once enough people become aware of the presence of evil, it will shift collective consciousness in a more aggressive way than we have yet experienced.
2. We are now very close to this event. Prepare well, as it may be traumatic for many.

Justice will only follow this shift in consciousness. It cannot lead our awakening. This may sound odd, but it is logical.

Evil will always hide without accountability and transparency.
3. Being awake to the “infrastructure of evil” ensures that humanity will demand it be dismantled. This process is already happening world-wide.

Just observe how different the dinner conversations are from two years ago!

It is happening.
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1) US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court - About Queries and Warrants
(or the lack thereof) #FISA #SteeleDossier
2) December 7th, 2017 House Judiciary Committee FBI Oversight Hearing
Chairman Bob Goodlatte's Statement contained the following with regards to FISA Section 702.
Full statement PDF>judiciary.house.gov/press-release/…
3) @TheLastRefuge2 pointed out yesterday that there is NO EVIDENCE that a warrant even exists. theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/01/10/a-p…
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