US House approves FISA renewal – warrantless surveillance and all
US House approves FISA renewal – warrantless surveillance and all
www.theregister.com
FISA Section 702 renewal approved by House
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https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024119
Party Ayes Noes Present Not Voting Republican 126 88 0 4 Democratic 147 59 0 7 TOTAL 273 147 0 11 -
That's why I say that 2 parties is almost the same as 1 party
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FPTP voting is keeping us from having a functioning and free country.
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70% of Republicans (some small government, eh?) and 40% of Democrats voted yes.All my math is wrong. See below for correct numbers.
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Republican: 126 / (126 + 88 + 4) = 58% Democrat: 147 / (147 + 59 + 7) = 69%
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And yet people say conservatives won't vote to stop surveillance. I think we need to stop thinking about political lines. The drama with Trump definitely opened some eyes.
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But they didn't vote to stop surveillance? It was not stopped. They are the majority and they did not stop it.
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What terrifies me is AG and DG from the Daily Beans seemed to celebrate it.
The neolibs are not on the side of the public.
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The USAian system needs a major overhaul. What worked 200 years ago for the right is working even better for them now.
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People need to stop thinking about Republicans vs. Democrats and starting think in terms of people vs. the government. We might be able to make positive change if we united.
*People vs the rich. There, fify.
Same thing.....
No, the government is huge, and most parts of it really don't care about your data. They're busy buildings roads, sewers and doing fundamental research. It's really people vs the national security state.
Its not the government that's the problem. It is unchecked power and tyranny.
Don't worry, every school shooting the 2A types bleat about how their guns keep us safe from tyranny (when they're not busy voting for tyrants).
I think this is a chicken and egg situation, the more government the more it will morph into something bad for a portion of the people.