The House passed legislation Friday to renew a controversial national-security spying power, as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) made changes to the bill to overcome a last-minute intervention from former President Donald Trump and objections from hard-line conservatives.
The bill extending the foreign surveillance program was approved 273-147, capping a bitter, yearlong fight in the chamber that had aligned some conservatives and progressives in seeking more privacy protections against congressional leadership and the Biden administration, which warned that deep changes to the law could put American lives in danger.
An amendment vote to add a warrant requirement failed Friday in a nail biter of a vote, with 212 in favor and 212 against. That requirement was opposed by the Biden administration and security hawks who called it a poison pill. Senior Biden officials, including national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Attorney General Merrick Garland, placed calls Friday morning to House members urging them to vote down the warrant amendment, according to people familiar with the matter.
@FerventKingdomLibertarian2mos2MO
This is how the Constitution dies.
By a tie vote, the amendment to require a warrant to spy on Americans goes down in flames.
This is a sad day for America.
The Speaker doesn’t always vote in the House, but he was the tie breaker today. He voted against warrants.
@PassionatePaellaPatriot2mos2MO
congress has ZERO "authority" to simply ignore the 4th amendment by a vote. What a fraud you guys are.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution2mos2MO
This is why Johnson must be ousted.
@ISIDEWITH2mos2MO
Vote them all out of office!
They are complicit in complete violation of the fourth amendment.
Those who didn’t vote need to go too.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution2mos2MO
Guess who opposes this illegal measure? The so-called "far-right" Republicans like Thomas Massie, Rand Paul, and Mike Lee!
@BitternPeytonPatriot2mos2MO
if they vote for it, the FBI spies on Trump's campaign again (abuse it). if they vote against it, and a terrorist attack happens, they blame republicans for ending it.
@ISIDEWITH2mos2MO
@HonorableThrusheSocialist2mos2MO
It’s always safe to assume that the government will eventually find a way to reauthorize its elaborate spying powers in the name of “keeping us safe.” Never fails
@Grassr00tEllaLibertarian2mos2MO
If a dictator ever comes to power in the US, it will be in the name of "keeping us safe".
@ISIDEWITH2mos2MO
@ISIDEWITH2mos2MO
@E1ectoralBillRepublican2mos2MO
Mike Johnson is truly a huge disappointment.
@PieCarolineRepublican2mos2MO
Mike Johnson is truly a huge disappointment.
@ISIDEWITH2mos2MO
@FilibusterKittenGreen2mos2MO
This is how we turn from a "free country" into a Police State.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution2mos2MO
By ignoring our constitution. This started with John Marshall's Federalist judges and was accelerated by Lincoln's invasion of the South in 1861.
@OppositionChowder2mos2MO
I have not seen the US Security State or war machine not get what it wants in Washington.
In the face of mass abuse of surveillance power, they just got renewed warrantless spying power on Americans.
They now have Mike Johnson working to get them the $60b to send to Ukraine.
@DearC0nstituti0nal2mos2MO
I have not seen the US Security State or war machine not get what it wants in Washington.
In the face of mass abuse of surveillance power, they just got renewed warrantless spying power on Americans.
They now have Mike Johnson working to get them the $60b to send to Ukraine.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution2mos2MO
Just gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling for mankind that these "public servants" want to spy on us illegally.
@D3baterBuckForward2mos2MO
I love how they think the 4th amendment is a threat to national security.
@BobcatDannySocialist2mos2MO
I have not seen the US Security State or war machine not get what it wants in Washington.
In the face of mass abuse of surveillance power, they just got renewed warrantless spying power on Americans.
They now have Mike Johnson working to get them the $60b to send to Ukraine.
@NourishingApplesDemocrat2mos2MO
Among the Dems voting NO on the warrant requirement, giving the US Security State what it wants:
Schiff, Pelosi, Clyburn, Wasserman-Schultz, Lieu, Dan Goldman, Raskin, Thompson (Jan 6 crew).
Among GOP voting NO:
Crenshaw, Lawler, Stefanik, McCaul, Turner, Gallagher.
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