House lawmakers are facing renewed pressure from conservatives to strengthen protections for Americans as they debate reauthorization of the controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, known as FISA.
Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization, announced Friday it is urging lawmakers to adopt an amendment from Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., that would prohibit warrantless searches of U.S. citizens. (The Daily Signal is the news organization of The Heritage Foundation, an independent partner of Heritage Action.)
“The FBI’s repeated misuse of Section 702 to abuse Americans’ constitutional rights is a disgrace,” said Ryan Walker, executive vice president of Heritage Action. “If Congress reauthorizes Section 702 without strong reforms, lawmakers will have missed a massive opportunity to end some of the federal government’s…
