US Senate votes to reauthorize surveillance program

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Source: Reuters

The U.S. Senate voted late on Friday night to approve the reauthorization of a controversial surveillance program, narrowly missing the midnight expiration of the program.
The reauthorization secures what supporters call a key element of the United States' foreign intelligence-gathering operation.
"Democrats and Republicans came together and did the right thing for our country safety," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
"We all know one thing: letting FISA expire would be dangerous. It's an important part of our national security, to stop acts of terror, drug trafficking and violent extreme extremism."

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-has-agreement-fisa-reauthorization-will-vote-friday-night-schumer-says-2024-04-20/

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1. I trust the Democrats on this issue.

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2. First Rule of Fight Club

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3. FISA is a compromise to try and curtail a repeat of what happened under Nixon and it's one I can live with.

Of course that doesn't mean that I love it either because I don't but I can at least live with it.