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U.S. Surveillance in Place Since 9/11 Is Sharply Limited
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A fight in the U.S. Congress with an unusual alliance between the Obama administration, the Judiciary Committee, and Speaker Boehner up against Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell ends with the passage of the USA Freedom Act, which requires court approval for government to look at collected bulk data in phone calls. Republican Rand Paul fought hard against both factions to end the bulk surveillance altogether. The Act was passed in the House earlier. It cleared the Senate June 2nd 2015 with 67 in favor and 32 opposed.
The USA Freedom Act which requires court approval for the government to look at phone record content wins Congressional approval
06/02/2015
The fight between proponents of the government retaining authority for bulk surveillance of data led by Majority House leader Mitch McConnell and the supporters of the USA Freedom Act led by U.S. Senators Mike Lee and Patrick Leahy who required court approval for looking into content of emails, ends with the passage of the Freedom Act. The Senate passed the legislation 67 to 32. It had earlier cleared the House with the support of Speaker Boehner. The bill created factions within both parties, included a separate faction supporting Rand Paul who fought hard to have the surveillance ended. A factor in the debate was that no terrorist attack has been prevented by bulk surveillance of phone data in the last decade, and that other means could be used say proponents of ending bulk surveillance to reduce terrorist threats. Rand Paul went so far as to say some Republicans had taken positions for intervening in conflicts that increased terrorism threats to the U.S. This is the first time in years that such a robust debate has taken place on preserving civil liberties from surveillance, which itself is a healthy sign.
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