Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) introduced legislation to “fully repeal the Patriot Act.”
“Today, I introduced the ‘American Privacy Restoration Act’ to FULLY REPEAL the Patriot Act and strip rogue intelligence officers of their extraordinary mass surveillance powers,” Luna said.
“Since the passage of the USA Patriot Act in the aftermath of 9/11, intelligence agency officials have used their mass surveillance tools to settle personal scores, interfere in elections, and spy on untold numbers of innocent Americans. This abuse must come to an end!” she added.
“For over two decades, rogue actors within our U.S. intelligence agencies have used the Patriot Act to create the most sophisticated, unaccountable surveillance apparatus in the Western world,” Luna said in a press release.
“My legislation will strip the deep state of these tools and protect every American’s fourth amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures. It’s past time to reign in our intelligence agencies and restore the right to privacy. Anyone trying to convince you otherwise is using ‘security’ as an excuse to erode your freedom,” she added.
Per Breitbart:
Luna introduced her legislation as the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing in April on warrantless government surveillance.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) said, “We need to make sure we win this time. During 2024 debate to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), privacy-oriented lawmakers nearly passed an amendment to legislation that would have required a warrant for searches of Americans’ communications.”
As Congress inches towards reauthorizing surveillance laws next year, Luna looks to rein in governments’ ability to conduct warrantless searches that trample Americans’ constitutional protections.
