Description: Congress just passed a law expanding authoritarian government surveillance powers for 6 more years.
* Message & data rates apply. You can always text STOP to stop receiving messages.
Congress just passed S. 139, extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) with no warrant requirements for the NSA, FBI, and *all* U.S. presidents to spy on Americans.
Donald Trump signed the bill into law shortly after it cleared the U.S. Senate ( 65-34 ) and House of Representatives ( 256-164 ).