@GuerillaOntologist@social.coop
Post #1978713
2026-04-30 11:35 UTC
"In a social media response to The Lever editor-in-chief David Sirota on April 17, Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) posted that a five-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) — a War on Terror-era measure that has allowed federal law enforcement to unofficially spy on Americans’ communications — was “not acceptable.”
"But emails reviewed by The Lever show Himes, the top Democratic lawmaker on the House Intelligence Committee, urged his colleagues just hours before he posted the response to support a Trump administration-backed bill that would have extended the spying powers for another five years."
https://www.levernews.com/top-democrat-opposed-surveillance-bill-then-whipped-votes-for-it/
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@GuerillaOntologist@social.coop 2026-04-30 11:52
This is why we call it kayfabe - they are only pretending to be on opposite teams. The House voted 235-191 in favor of the bill released last week by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who has been trying for months to get an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to President Donald Trump’s desk. https://www.commondreams.org/news/fisa-section-702-reauthorization This is not the first time the Dems have been screaming "fascist!" while voting to give the Pres even more power. It will not be the last.