Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance”

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Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance”
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he voted against the reauthorization "because it failed to include the most important requirement to protect Americans' civil rights: that law enforcement get a warrant before targeting a US citizen."

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because it failed to include the most important requirement to protect Americans' civil rights: that law enforcement get a warrant before targeting a US citizen

So, he wants the government to dig dirt on US residents, but only if they're immigrants or temporary workers.

Yeah, the Constitution protects anyone on American soil, not just citizens.

Not since the patriot act.

Talk to the interned Japanese or the community organizers in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood bombed by the Philly PD. It wasn't just starting with the Patriot Act.

The US has a long and storied tradition of claiming "These people don't count" when enumerating civil rights.

Well he would have to be against warrantless searches if his father is the Zodiac killer