In December, Congress rushed through a National Defense Authorization Act which included a short-term reauthorization of Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. Section 702 permits warrantless interception, collection, storage, and searching of communications related to “foreign intelligence information.” At the time, Senator Mike Lee warned that the reauthorization, although set to expire next month, would permit the program to continue until April 2025. It seems he was right.
Last month, when the House was considering a new package for reforming Section 702, heated debate broke out over whether a warrant should be required to search the vast database of communications collected pursuant to the program. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson abruptly postponed consideration of the bill, his spokesman tweeting, “In order to allow Congress more time to reach consensus on how best to reform FISA and Section 702 while maintaining the integrity of our critical national security programs, the House will consider the reform and reauthorization bill at a later date.”
When did the Covidian fascists cross the line for you?
1. Two weeks to flatten the curve 2. Lockdowns beyond two weeks 3. Dividing workforce into "essential and non-essential" 4. Flip-flop on masks 5. Mandating masks 6. Withholding approval for testing...
7. Producing crappy, unhelpful data, keeping everyone in the dark and scared 8. Failure to clarify who's actually at risk 9. Government protocols which deny early treatment 10. Government-mandated liability shield for vaccines produced at "warp speed" pursuant to secret deals
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Aug 24, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Ok, HongKongers, I'm reposting my #Eye4HK photo today, to show more support and to hopefully get your attention so I can ask you to consider something:
Your fight against totalitarianism is probably the most inspiring thing happening on this planet today. But I keep seeing...
...you demand "Democracy," and I don't think that's really what you want. I don't blame you, because people all over the world demand "Democracy," thinking they are demanding something that will guarantee them freedom. Freedom to come to their own decisions about what is best...