TLDR: Speaker Johnson has become a problem. He has done a 180 flip on this issue. This vote was procedural to bring this bill to the floor, and it was defeated. That is good. This bill is a very bad bill, but Johnson is trying to push it through. Meanwhile, there is another bill, which Gaetz supports, which would have some real FISA reforms, but Johnson is stopping that one from getting to the floor for a vote.

Matt Gaetz --

FISA authorities have been used to violate the law more than 278,000 times by the national security state, and there has yet to be any consequences for this illegal activity by our government. Therefore, I voted against the rule this afternoon to bring the FISA Section 702 reauthorization bill to the House floor.

The reauthorization lacks essential reforms to protect Americans' Fourth Amendment rights, such as requiring the FBI to obtain a warrant before searching Americans’ data and a prohibition on the government purchasing Americans’ data from third-party data brokers.

Last year, in the House Judiciary Committee, I voted for a bipartisan bill that contained necessary reforms to protect Americans from unconstitutional searches. Unfortunately, Speaker Johnson has sided against holding a House vote on that bill and is instead trying to rush legislation drafted in a way that could expand authorities for the FBI to violate Americans’ right to privacy.

If Speaker Johnson is unwilling to fix #FISA Section 702, we are left wondering what he is indeed willing to fix. We didn't fix the budget or the border. Now, the very authorities that we saw weaponized against President Trump and the American people are poised to get enhancements under this reauthorization, rather than any of the reforms that are so desperately needed.

https://gab.com/RepMattGaetz/posts/112248346653907286

Rep. Dan Bishop BLASTS Speaker Johnson for his reversal on FISA reforms

"It’s hard to have a lot of sympathy for this one. And I fear that it really jeopardizes his support out in the country among conservatives who are counting on him…it’s disheartening to me.”

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https://gab.com/RepMattGaetz/posts/112244531842805468

Rep. Warren Davidson CALLS OUT Speaker Johnson for attempting to reauthorize #FISA without any reform

“The idea that we would allow something that is known to be abused to continue to exist without real reform…it’s simply a placebo. What you did is actually make your condition WORSE, because you didn’t even treat the underlying problem!”

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https://gab.com/RepMattGaetz/posts/112247803597246928