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Later this month, Congress will vote on reauthorizing FISA Section 702 — a massive surveillance program that “incidentally” collects huge quantities of Americans’ personal communications. Any reauthorization must include reforms to protect the basic rights of Americans.
Our history is filled with figures who have shaped society, culture, and politics in fundamental ways. We teach our children about heroic figures like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. But America’s story hasn’t only been written by famous presidents or generals. It has often been written by everyday people who confront something unfair, refuse to stand by, and take one small step to fix the injustices they see.
Geofence warrants raise new questions about whether modern surveillance complies with the Fourth Amendment’s protections.
The Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act will help members of Congress become more effective legislators. Some will specialize in coalition building, some in policy development, and others in communications. All will have more ways to develop their strengths.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act (FISA) allows intelligence agencies to collect the communications of targeted non-U.S. persons (individuals who are not American citizens and who are reasonably believed to be currently outside of the United States).
Right now, America has an opportunity to grow the economy and lower energy prices. As a great hockey coach once said, “Great moments are born from great opportunity.”
If policymakers are serious about energy affordability, economic growth, and technological leadership, then permitting reform must be a key part of the solution.
By repealing the Finding, the EPA disclaims power it has never legitimately possessed and puts it back where it belongs under our system of checks and balances: the halls of Congress.
AFP senior fellow Kurt Couchman’s statement for a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on potential shutdown impacts.
