The Surveillance State Strikes Again — And Your Fourth Amendment Is on the Chopping Block

The Fight That Won’t Go Away Here we go again. Another “must-pass” surveillance bill. Another last-minute push. Another warning that if Congress doesn’t act, national security will collapse overnight. This time it’s Section 702 of FISA—a law that allows the government to collect communications data. Officials insist it targets foreign threats. Critics point out something far more troubling: Americans’ data gets swept up in the process. No warrant required. And now the battle lines are clear. Massie vs. The Machine Congressman Thomas Massie stepped into the fire with a simple demand: Follow the Constitution. His amendments would have required law enforcement to obtain a warrant before accessing Americans’ data. That’s it. No radical overhaul. No dismantling intelligence operations. Just a…