By DownsizeDC.org The USA Freedom Act, as passed by the House of Representatives, includes three reforms that were designed to make the Patriot Act “nicer.”
Replace federal data collection with data retention by communication companies
Provide an amicus (friend of the court) counterposition to FISA Court cases, including reports about why amicus briefers were or were NOT used
Makes some FISA court opinions available for you and the public to read
But as weak as these reforms are, they are still too strong for Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell. Now, he’s stubbornly insisting on three Amendments that would gut these modest improvements, …read more
Source:: https://downsizedc.org/blog/urgent-senate-could-replace-patriot-act-today