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OP-ED: THE COLLAPSE OF “REGULAR ORDER” IN CONGRESS AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR SURVEILLANCE REFORM

Summary To the surprise of few, Congress is once again failing to function. Congress is in a pickle, and is structurally unable to return to anything resembling “regular order”; The reform or renewal of Section 702 (which allows the infamous ‘backdoor searches’ on American citizens) may be kicked down the road to the spring as […]

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New “USA Liberty Act” Doesn’t Fix Problem of Mass Surveillance on Americans

October 5, 2017 – USA Liberty Act Allows FBI’s End-Run Around The Constitution To Continue On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee will be filing the so-called “USA Liberty Act”, an attempt to deal with the fact that the main statutory authority for the government’s mass surveillance programs is due to expire December 31. The product […]