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Nineteen House Republicans defied leadership Thursday by voting with Democrats to block a temporary extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until July 2 because it did not require a warrant before spying on Americans.<\/p>\n

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The extension failed to pass in a 198-218 vote, with 190 Republicans and seven Democrats voting in favor of the temporary extension one day before its Friday expiration. Republican Reps. Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Chip Roy of Texas, Harriet Hageman of Wyoming and Michael Cloud of Texas all voted against the tool because it did not require the government to obtain a warrant. (RELATED: Republicans Poised To Allow Continued Unfettered Government Spying On American Citizens)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The other Republicans who voted against it were Reps. Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Eric Burlison of Missouri, Kat Cammack of Florida, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Eli Crane of Arizona, Warren Davidson of Ohio, Troy Downing of Montana, Russ Fulcher of Idaho, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Mike Kennedy of Utah, John Rose of Tennessee, Michael Rulli of Ohio and Keith Self of Texas.<\/p>\n

Section 702 allows the government to collect and search American citizens\u2019 data without a warrant if they were in contact with targeted noncitizens located outside of the U.S. It facilitates tracking foreign intelligence, cyber threats and terrorism, which often collect Americans\u2019 data in the process. It is set to expire Friday, and neither the House nor Senate have the votes to pass its extension.<\/p>\n

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Burchett said he voted against the extension to protect Americans\u2019 rights protected under the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits searches and seizures without a warrant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always voted \u2018no\u2019 on that thing. The Fourth Amendment is there for a reason \u2026 FISA allows, remember those illegal searches and seizures done during the Biden administration? Literally thousands of them, some of these guys were FBI agents trying to hook up with some lady or something and it\u2019s just pathetic abuse,\u201d Burchett said.<\/p>\n

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Massie said Section 702 is unconstitutional, arguing that the government must obtain warrants to conduct searches on Americans.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank goodness. Clean reauthorization of the unconstitutional FISA 702 program failed in the House,\u201d Massie said.<\/p>\n

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House Speaker Mike Johnson said during a press gaggle attended by the Daily Caller News Foundation Thursday that House Democrats were willing to \u201cjeopardize\u201d the safety of Americans to score \u201ca cheap political point.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is what the current Democrat party stands for,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThey are willing to jeopardize the safety and the security of the American people to make a cheap political point \u2026 Their excuse is that they\u2019re upset about a very temporary appointment that the President of the United States has already said will be very temporary, while he searches for and selects a new director of national intelligence, that is an important process, it takes some time, thought, and deliberation.\u201d<\/p>\n

After spending years opposing the program, President Donald Trump called for the passage of FISA section 702 in an April 15 statement.\u00a0Weeks before the U.S. entered the Iran war on Feb. 28, administration officials arranged a meeting with lawmakers in early February to promote FISA programs without changes.<\/p>\n

A procedural vote on extending Section 702 failed to advance in the Senate after seven Republicans joined Democrats to vote against it. These Republican senators were Josh Hawley of Missouri, John Kennedy of Louisiana, Mike Lee of Utah, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Rick Scott of Florida, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama and Eric Schmitt of Missouri.<\/p>\n

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote in favor of the motion.<\/p>\n

Lee called on his party to add a warrant to Section 702 in exchange for his support.<\/p>\n

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