1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to oppose any clean reauthorization of FISA Section 702 and to support legislation that includes meaningful reform. The FBI's record on Section 702 compliance is well-documented. Repeated, unauthorized queries of Americans' communications, conducted without warrants and in violation of existing guidelines, have been confirmed by the FISA Court itself. This is not an argument against foreign intelligence collection. It is an argument that Congress should not hand agencies the unconstrained ability to surveil Americans. The current moment offers a real opportunity. Reform proposals with genuine bipartisan support are on the table: closing the data broker loophole, imposing a warrant requirement for queries targeting U.S. persons, and establishing meaningful oversight mechanisms. These proposals don’t force a choice between national security and civil liberties. But they do require choosing accountability over convenience. Americans communicate across borders constantly. That fact cannot be allowed to function as a blanket exemption from Fourth Amendment protections. A clean reauthorization ratifies the status quo and signals to federal law enforcement that documented abuse carries no legislative consequence. Please, hold the line for reform.