The U.S. Senate is no more inclined to stop warrantless surveillance of Americans than the House of Representatives was. Today the Senate voted to stop any attempt to limit the government’s power to violate, under FISA Section 702, Americans’ right to privacy as protected by the Fourth Amendment. Read about it here and here and here.
Members of Congress who fear Donald Trump’s abuse of power sure have a funny way of showing it.
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