The House on Thursday passed a defense bill that contains a deep state surveillance authorization, robbing lawmakers of the historic opportunity to reform the controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
The House voted overwhelmingly to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill laced with an authorization of Section 702 of the FISA, a controversial surveillance law that was about to expire at the end of 2023.
More Democrats voted to pass the defense package than Republicans, a move that angered Republicans when former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) passed a stop-gap spending bill earlier in 2023.
NDAA HEADING TO BIDEN FOR SIGNATURE
More Dems vote to pass the annual pentagon policy bill than republicans. pic.twitter.com/wwYlmGLOHV
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) December 14, 2023
Section 702 is a law that allows intelligence…
