April 25, 2026
GOP Losing the SAVE
Timothy BIrdnow
After years of complaining about FISA and warrantless wiretaps and searches suddenly the GOP is all in for the wretched thing to be reauthorized.
And Rep. Luna and others want to tie it to the SAVE America Act so that if we get stuck with it at least we get something for our troubles. But the usual suspects are having none of that.
Thomas Massie, for instance, wants two "clean" bills and he is not so stu;id as to not know how that will turn out - we'll get FISA and not get the SAVE. He knows it too. (I've had it with Thomas Massie and his McCainian machinations.)
Rep. Tim Burchett posted on X:
CSPAN@cspan.@RepTimBurchetton possible FISA extension: "I think all the safeguards that we put in place will be stripped. It worries me because we complained about it under the Biden administration, now all of a sudden, all these things are going to be okay. I just don’t buy that."
And indeed FISA was used to try to take Donald Trump out of the game and yet Mr. Trump has now endorsed the reauthorization. I don't know what's wrong with Trump sometimes. (Well, I do; he listens to people he ought not sometimes.)
So we probably won't get voter I.D. but will get stuck with another three years of government power to spy on Americans. And this because our heroes in Congress have their headquarters where their hindquarters should be.
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