What in the Sam Hell is THIS all about, Senators Cruz, Cotton and Rubio?

Way too many Rs. I thought this was about Ds spying on Catholics and parents and such.

Or is that just me.

— Charles X Proxy™ (@Charlemagne0814) December 14, 2023

I eagerly await an explanation because, as of this moment, I’m not seeing one. I cannot conceive of one the trio might present as plausible, and I’m really kind of torqued.

A warrantless government surveillance authority slated to expire in days is closer to lasting for at least a few more months after the U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed an annual defense policy bill that included a temporary extension.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which will sunset at the end of the year without congressional action, would stay in place until April 19 after senators voted 87-13 to approve an $886 billion defense authorization bill with a short-term renewal attached. The measure now goes to the House, where it is expected to be taken up tomorrow.

Prior to passage, lawmakers voted 65-35 to block an effort by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that would have stripped the surveillance authority extension from the policy roadmap.

Tom Cotton has a “Yay, troops!” bs line posted on his X feed, and no one is falling for it.

How about DEFENDING AMERICANS FROM THEIR OWN FREAKIN’ GOVERNMENT, Senator? Too much to ask?

Damn I wish you would listen to your constituents, you know as well as I that they did not want this passed, because it renews the fisa program so that gov can spy on Americans and you know that too. Why the benedict Arnold act?

— Make Oregon Great Again (@HelpBorder) December 14, 2023

Gawd. I’m not falling for his crap anymore. Whoop-dee-doo – no DEI at the Pentagon, but I guess he’s totally down with the FBI in your Android/Apple, and on the doorstep if they don’t like the way your texts or tweets call out the regime.

Yeah. That’s how I’d vote, too, being a big talk “conservative” and all.

And Ted Cruz. Are you kidding me? Nothing in that fiery freedom fighter’s feed about protecting Americans from being unconstitutionally surveilled. And why not?

It’s kind of ironic what is there this morning. Squawking about the FCC and Starlink. Oooh, happy birthday National Guard, and then these two:

Warning the DoD about Chinese electronic intrusions while voting to authorize unfettered (because that’s how they’ve used it) DoJ intrusion into OUR lives? Voting ‘yea’ even in the face of example after documented example of unconstitutional abuses against American citizens, for purely political, reconnoitering, and/or punitive purposes. For a “constitutional lawyer,” that’s pretty damn pathetic, no?

And my own senator – Rubio. Awful quiet over there on that feed. VURT DA FURK, dude?! You’re the guy warning the world about “the dangers” of TikTok, for God’s sake.

How about watching out for US, instead of gifting additional powers to a rogue, dangerous government and its brownshirt thugs?

As I said on X last night, I expected the rest of those swampy crap weasels – the Romneys, Murkowskis, Grahams, squishes et al – to vote that way, but NEVER did I expect to see these three.

Although I now see Kennedy of Louisiana is on the ‘yea’ list, too. Have they all lost their ever-loving minds?

Tonight 35 senators stood up to the FISA Cult.

We needed 6 more, but too many trusted the FISA Cult.

The FISA Cult, like government, should never be trusted.

We’re not going away.

We’ll fight until we’ve ENDED warrantless, backdoor searches under FISA 702#ScrewTheFISACult. https://t.co/lTj7sJmz4a

— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) December 14, 2023

Now it’s up to Congress – last chance to run a stake into the black heart of this thing once and for all.

Massie is trying to whip up enough support to crush it and, when he was asked about melting down phones lines, suggested somewhere 10 and 11. I hope people did.

Does the US constitution even exist in the eyes of our law makers any longer? Be honest.

— BIGJIMCEO (@JesusDailyWords) December 14, 2023

Senator Mike Lee is doing the same.

This is simply unforgivable.

This morning the House is voting to reauthorize the FISA 702 spying authority with zero meaningful reforms.

That means our intelligence community will continue to conduct hundreds of thousands of warrantless searches on Americans.

We have got to oppose this.

— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) December 14, 2023

Don’t let your rep or senator cheaply substitute “for the troops” as every tyrant ever uses “for the children/common good” as their excuse for allowing the federal government to impinge upon, stomp all over, and repress your God given rights with impunity.

If the GOP-controlled House cannot muster the courage to kill FISA 702, then they will never do any of the harder stuff we need them to do to save this country. Take note, because this is the bellwether of your future. https://t.co/cjlnl0K4DZ

— Max Morton (@maxmorton6GDM) December 14, 2023

Every time one of these cable favorites opens their mouths to opine about the dangers of Chinese surveillance, or the Biden administration’s authoritarian proclivities, or over regulations – any of it – from this point forward, they should be reminded, “Yes, but YOU voted to reauthorize the most intrusive, authoritarian, and unconstitutional breach of Americans’ 4th Amendment rights in our history. How does that compare to TikTok?”

Nail them. Every time.

God forbid this passes, there has to be an accounting.

And…it did.

Here are the 118 Representatives who voted to protect your right to privacy. (Nay to FISA warrantless surveillance as part of NDAA)

We lost but it was close. We needed 143 votes (1/3) to stop FISA since they suspended the rules to bring it to the floor. https://t.co/xqMeOn8SKM pic.twitter.com/2hgHHdgY6z

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 14, 2023

There must be an accounting.

And a mighty one.