The deadline to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is coming up a week from now on June 12th, and legislators seem no closer to reaching a deal. If this sounds like deja vu, it’s because we’ve been here before. Congress reauthorized Section 702 in late April – but only for 45 days, so lawmakers could negotiate reforms to the controversial wiretapping authority.
« There were no reformers in any of the conversations that happened. Full stop, » Sean Vitka, the executive director of Demand Progress, said on a press call Friday afternoon, hours after the Senate voted 52 to 47 against a deal that would have renewed …
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