{"id":29926,"date":"2018-01-19T10:15:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T15:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29926"},"modified":"2018-01-19T10:15:13","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T15:15:13","slug":"senate-passes-warrantless-spying-reauthorization-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29926","title":{"rendered":"Senate Passes Warrantless Spying Reauthorization Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav id=\"flash-breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumb-trail breadcrumbs\">\n<div class=\"tg-container\">\n<h3 class=\"trail-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disobedientmedia.com\/2018\/01\/senate-passes-warrantless-spying-reauthorization-bill\/\">Senate Passes Warrantless Spying Reauthorization Bill<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\">\n<div class=\"tg-container\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n<article id=\"post-8049\" class=\"post-8049 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-american-affairs category-media-tech category-surveillance category-american-politics tag-fisa tag-fisa-702 tag-mass-surveillance tag-nsa tag-surveillance tag-warrantless-spying\">\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/disobedientmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/141108-harris-nsa-war-tease_ixgcso.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1480px) 100vw, 1480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/disobedientmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/141108-harris-nsa-war-tease_ixgcso.jpg 1480w, https:\/\/disobedientmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/141108-harris-nsa-war-tease_ixgcso-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/disobedientmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/141108-harris-nsa-war-tease_ixgcso-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/disobedientmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/141108-harris-nsa-war-tease_ixgcso-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1480\" height=\"832\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content-block\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/disobedientmedia.com\/2018\/01\/op-ed-political-division-is-a-hysterical-charade-maintained-by-corporate-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disobedient Media<\/a> previously reported on the many issues that establishment press misrepresents or ignores. One of the issues discussed in that report included the overt hypocrisy displayed by allegedly anti-Trump Democrats who nonetheless voted in favor of increased warrantless spying powers.<\/p>\n<p>That trend continued earlier today, when the Senate voted to pass the extremely controversial bill which would reauthorize FISA, and which many claim would result in increased warrantless spying powers for an already grotesquely powerful NSA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/wTdro#selection-561.139-570.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just Security<\/a> wrote on the misrepresentation of the bill, relating that despite many lawmaker\u2019s claim that the powers granted to the NSA would not target Americans, in reality, the law would permit exactly that. They also noted that the bill would hardly be used to target only terrorists or enemy combatants: \u201cThe NSA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/o\/wTdro\/https:\/\/nsa.gov1.info\/dni\/prism.html\">own slides<\/a>\u00a0on Section 702 describe it as collecting on topics such as \u201cenergy\u201d and \u201cpolitical affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This author has also addressed many issues stemming from the <a href=\"https:\/\/disobedientmedia.com\/2017\/12\/snowden-files-provide-new-insight-on-the-nsa-and-the-power-it-wields\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monstrous power of the NSA<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?list=PLPf90W3gtZzt2HN0pIJapViLYqgdb6NAG&amp;v=lfdfsUlSro0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DecipherYou<\/a>, an ongoing collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Suzi3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suzie Dawson<\/a>. Dawson is a journalist, activist, and current leader of the Internet Party of New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Establishment politicians from both sides of the aisle also prevented Rand Paul\u2019s attempt to filibuster the legislation. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/UEEuq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Press reports<\/a>\u00a0also related: \u201cDemocrat Ron Wyden of Oregon tried to filibuster Tuesday night on the Senate floor during a debate over the government\u2019s massive surveillance powers, but colleagues didn\u2019t let them.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericgeller\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Eric Geller (screen name: ericgeller)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/949035837508980736\/dMklKGKT_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/949035837508980736\/dMklKGKT_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/949035837508980736\/dMklKGKT_normal.jpg\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"Eric Geller\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">Eric Geller<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericgeller\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Eric Geller (screen name: ericgeller)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@ericgeller\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@ericgeller<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Senate has passed a reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence\u00a0Surveillance Act. Bill now goes to Trump&#8217;s desk. <a class=\"link customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/senategopfloor\/status\/954048573343195136\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jaCXQviDff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-expanded-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/senategopfloor\/status\/954048573343195136\" data-scribe=\"element:url\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">https:\/\/<\/span>twitter.com\/senategopfloor<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\/status\/954048573343195136\u00a0<\/span>\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericgeller\/status\/954048741811646464\" data-datetime=\"2018-01-18T17:52:00+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: January 18, 2018 17:52:00 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-01-18T17:52:00+0000\">12:52 PM &#8211; Jan 18, 2018<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The bill in question overcame another hurdle when it was passed by the Senate earlier today. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/BRkmH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported: \u201cThe Senate approved a six-year extension of the controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday.\u00a0The vote was 65-34. The bill now heads to the White House for President Donald Trump\u2019s signature.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Passes Warrantless Spying Reauthorization Bill Disobedient Media previously reported on the many issues that establishment press misrepresents or ignores. One of the issues discussed in that report included the overt hypocrisy displayed by allegedly anti-Trump Democrats who nonetheless voted in favor of increased warrantless spying powers. 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