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Congress May Strip Feds of Controversial Spying Power...Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) is passionate about ensuring agencies like the FBI cannot spy on Americans in this way, especially as the agencies face allegations of politicization.

 

Congress May Strip Feds of Controversial Spying Power

(ConservativeInsider.org) – Top intelligence gathering agencies in the United States collect data from various governments, on foreigners, and about potential threats to the American way of life. Many use Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to gather large swaths of data on their targets. This statute, which went into effect in 2008, allows intelligence officials to collect the communications, such as texts and emails, of specific foreign targets. The controversy stems when these communications include those of Americans on domestic soil — without a warrant.

Section 702 is set to expire at the end of 2023 unless Congress chooses to renew or reform it. Conservatives fighting for privacy are hoping for reforms to protect Americans’ emails, texts, and other private messages that they believe the government should not be allowed to access without a warrant. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) is passionate about ensuring agencies like the FBI cannot spy on Americans in this way, especially as the agencies face allegations of politicization.

FEDS SHOULDN’T HAVE THE POWER TO SPY ON AMERICANS WITHOUT A WARRANT UNDER SECTION 702 OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT, WHICH EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. I’M PART OF A GROWING BIPARTISAN COALITION OF SENATORS WHO WON’T REAUTHORIZE IT WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL REFORMS. HTTPS://T.CO/MAOPA9MATS

— MIKE LEE (@BASEDMIKELEE) MARCH 2, 2023

Across the aisle, former Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) is also asking current lawmakers to tighten up the accountability and compliance of Section 702 to ensure Americans are not targeted by the statute. However, experts and officials in charge of national security argue that Section 702 allows them to gather intel quickly on potential foreign threats. Having to jump through more hoops in order to do so could delay intelligence gathering and would require more time and resources.

In 2021, the federal government used Section 702 to target 232,432 people, according to an April 2022 report from the Director of National Intelligence. Recently declassified reports have shown the FBI has unlawfully combed through FISA data such as this in an attempt to find connections to US lawmakers. These are not small numbers, especially when the government has admitted data like this has been abused already.

National security is central to a strong America, as thwarting foreign threats before they make it to our shores keeps terrorism at bay. Without some sort of foreign surveillance ability, this process would be slowed down greatly. However, protecting citizens’ rights to privacy is also essential, as a government overstepping its place can quickly turn into a menace. Balancing these two needs is quite difficult, but it’s something lawmakers must figure out as they rethink Section 702 of FISA in the coming months.

Climate activists soak Israeli artist’s work in ‘oil’ at German parliament Dani Karavan’s ‘Grundgesetz 49’ displays constitution’s articles on glass plates; Last Generation group says it targeted piece because use of oil is incompatible with rights

 

Climate activists soak Israeli artist’s work in ‘oil’ at German parliament

Dani Karavan’s ‘Grundgesetz 49’ displays constitution’s articles on glass plates; Last Generation group says it targeted piece because use of oil is incompatible with rights

By AP5 March 2023, 1:18 pm  

Climate activists of the "Letzte Generation" (Last Generation) protest group smeared a black liquid and put up posters on a monument near Germany's lower parliamentary chamber on which the articles of the country's constitution are inscribed. in Berlin on March 4, 2023 (Sven Kaeuler/various sources/AFP)

BERLIN, Germany — Climate activists on Saturday splashed a dark liquid over an artwork near the German parliament building engraved with key articles from the country’s constitution, drawing condemnation from the speaker of parliament and other lawmakers.

The Last Generation group said supporters symbolically “soaked in ‘oil'” the outdoor installation — a series of glass plates on which 19 articles from the German Constitution setting out fundamental rights are engraved. They pasted posters over the work that read, “Oil or fundamental rights?”

The group said in a statement that “the German government is not protecting our fundamental rights” and argued that continuing to burn oil is incompatible with doing so.

Parliament Speaker Bärbel Bas said she was appalled by the action and has “no understanding for it.” She said the work by Israeli artist Dani Karavan, titled “Grundgesetz 49” after the German name of the post-World War II constitution and the year when it was drawn up, is a reminder to respect and protect rights such as freedom of expression and assembly.

“Those are the fundamental rights on which the demonstrators from Last Generation themselves base the justification for their actions,” Bas said in a statement. “I can only hope that the glass plates of the artwork were not permanently damaged.”

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The work was wiped clean by Saturday afternoon. Last Generation has repeatedly drawn attention and anger over the past year with actions that have included blocking major roads and throwing food at famous paintings.

Karavan, who died in 2021, created several well-known works in Israel, including the huge wall carving decorating the plenum of the Knesset, named “Jerusalem, City of Peace”; Habima Square in Tel Aviv; “Ohel” at Sheba Medical Center, “Kikar Levana” in Tel Aviv’s Edith Wolfson Park; the Monument to the Negev Brigade near Beersheba; and the “Way of Peace” near Israel’s border with Egypt.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.

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