Congress Approves FISA For Another 5 Years
At a [vote of 73-23][0], Congress has voted to [extend FISA warentless spying bill by five more years[1], even shooting down [proposed amendments][2] to the bill.[3] Thank you to those senators that opposed the bill:[0] Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Begich (D-AK) Bingaman (D-NM) Brown (D-OH) Cantwell (D-WA) Coons (D-DE) Durbin (D-IL) Franken (D-MN) Harkin (D-IA) Leahy (D-VT) Lee (R-UT) Menendez (D-NJ) Merkley (D-OR) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Paul (R-KY) Sanders (I-VT) Schatz (D-HI) Tester (D-MT) Udall (D-CO) Udall (D-NM) Wyden (D-OR) Unfortunately, the two senators from my own state cannot join that list. The [EFF has sumarized the surveillance issues of 2012][4] recently on their website. [0] https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00236 [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/12/congress-disgracefully-approves-fisa-warrantless-eavesdropping-bill-five-more [2] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/12/why-we-should-all-care-about-senates-vote-fisa-amendments-act-warrantless-domestic [3] http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/12/as-senate-votes-on-warrantless-wiretapping-opponents-offer-fixes/ [4] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/12/2012-review-effs-fight-against-secret-surveillance-lawmaster
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