There are days the fourth amendment Caucus, a collection of 25 representatives of the House, was able to block the extension of Patriot Act surveillance measures in Congress. HR 5606, unironically called "sharing of counterterrorism information is the Force Act" failed to reach a qualified majority ⅔ and giving the floor. Edward Snowden said famous NBC in an interview that "The Fourth amendment as written -. No longer "Where are we, as a district, used to enjoy adequate protection from unlawful search and seizure, the Patriot Act and other anti-reflex terrorism legislation have overwhelmed the surveillance powers uS. unconstitutional mass surveillance authorized by the Patriot Act were wrong in the first place. Now, we have had more than ten years of data to prove that mass monitoring does not prevent terrorist attacks. If anything, metadata has caused murders that the United States has been implemented abroad promotes more revenge following.
Patriot Act Expansion defeated by Fourth amendment Caucus
in June, the measure failed to achieve its ⅔ majority by a single vote. After lobbying by citizens struggle for the future, the new vote showed that a handful of representatives have tip the balance in favor of privacy. The bipartisan group of representatives who came together to defeat the Patriot Act expanded organized under a new name: The Fourth Amendment Caucus. . Other pro-liberty caucus helped organize against the Patriot Act over the years include the Caucus Freedom
One of the founding of the Fourth Amendment Caucus, Texas Representative Ted Poe, explained goal of the Caucus:
"as technology continues to evolve and improve, Congress must ensure that the rights of the fourth amendment of the citizens are protected," said Poe. "Technology may change, but the Constitution does not."
Only time will tell whether or not this Caucus is able to protect our rights Constitution given by politicians who misinterpret and . to trample on those rights members of the Fourth Amendment Caucus are, make sure to vote to keep them in the office:
Ted Poe (R-TX) [Co-Chair]
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) [Co-Chair]
Barbara Lee (D-CA)
Beto O'Rourke (D-TX)
Blake Farenthold (R-TX)
Dan Kildee (D-MI)
David Schweikert (R-AZ)
Hank Johnson (D-GA)
Jared Polis (D-CO)
Jim Jordan (R-OH)
John Lewis (D-GA)
Justin Amash (R-MI)
Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Michael Capuano (D-MA)
Mo Brooks (R-AL)
Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
Scott Perry (R-PA)
Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
Ted Lieu (D-CA)
Thomas Massie (R-KY)
Tom McClintock (R-CA)
Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Walter Jones (R-NC)
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