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House GOP quickly sinks intel community’s hope for easy surveillance green light
House Republicans are already preparing their own proposed reforms to a system that's ensnared Americans' communications.
By JORDAIN CARNEY
02/28/2023 09:33 AM EST
Updated: 02/28/2023 05:28 PM EST
Congress and the Biden administration have started down a collision course as a controversial surveillance program is set to sunset this year, with lawmakers immediately indicating they would not accept the executive branch’s opening offer.
The Justice Department and the intelligence community formally launched its reauthorization effort on Tuesday by floating to congressional leadership that the surveillance authority, known as Section 702, should be extended largely as is. Lawmakers all too happily shot down that trial balloon, previewing what will be a months-long fight that could run right up to the Dec. 31 deadline with no clear path to compromise.
There’s no shortage of potential pitfalls. The administration won’t just have to contend with their usual antagonists in congressional Republicans, but also fellow Democrats who worry that the program doesn’t have sufficient guardrails. The authority is designed to gather electronic communications of foreigners abroad, but also has the potential to sweep up the communications of Americans.
To add to the political headache, the Justice Department will need to win over a Republican House, where many of the lawmakers with oversight of the program are the very same who are leading a sweeping investigation into alleged political motivations within the DOJ and the FBI. The party’s relationship with the law enforcement apparatus soured sharply during former President Donald Trump’s tenure, amid GOP accusations that the Feds improperly targeted Trump and his allies.
More here: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/28/doj-congress-section-702-00084725
It's long overdue in my opinion. The abuses are legion.
House Republicans are already preparing their own proposed reforms to a system that's ensnared Americans' communications.
By JORDAIN CARNEY
02/28/2023 09:33 AM EST
Updated: 02/28/2023 05:28 PM EST
Congress and the Biden administration have started down a collision course as a controversial surveillance program is set to sunset this year, with lawmakers immediately indicating they would not accept the executive branch’s opening offer.
The Justice Department and the intelligence community formally launched its reauthorization effort on Tuesday by floating to congressional leadership that the surveillance authority, known as Section 702, should be extended largely as is. Lawmakers all too happily shot down that trial balloon, previewing what will be a months-long fight that could run right up to the Dec. 31 deadline with no clear path to compromise.
There’s no shortage of potential pitfalls. The administration won’t just have to contend with their usual antagonists in congressional Republicans, but also fellow Democrats who worry that the program doesn’t have sufficient guardrails. The authority is designed to gather electronic communications of foreigners abroad, but also has the potential to sweep up the communications of Americans.
To add to the political headache, the Justice Department will need to win over a Republican House, where many of the lawmakers with oversight of the program are the very same who are leading a sweeping investigation into alleged political motivations within the DOJ and the FBI. The party’s relationship with the law enforcement apparatus soured sharply during former President Donald Trump’s tenure, amid GOP accusations that the Feds improperly targeted Trump and his allies.
More here: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/28/doj-congress-section-702-00084725
It's long overdue in my opinion. The abuses are legion.
