1. United States
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Vote no on any clean reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA. This warrantless mass surveillance program needs substantial reform before it gets extended for another 18 months. Section 702 was sold as a foreign surveillance tool, but it has become a backdoor for law enforcement to search through Americans' private communications without a warrant. In 2025, a federal district court ruled in United States v. Hasbajrami that backdoor searches of Section 702 databases ordinarily require a warrant. The Second Circuit reached a similar conclusion over four years ago, finding these searches are "separate Fourth Amendment events." Congress has had years to act on this and has done nothing. Speaker Johnson's plan to push through a clean extension before April 20 ignores these court rulings and abandons constitutional protections. I expect you to protect my privacy rights, not rubber-stamp a surveillance system that violates the Fourth Amendment. No reauthorization without real reforms, including a warrant requirement for searches of Americans' communications.