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Why does our own party's leadership continue to give Trump more power?

This is not the first time, and I suspect it won't be the last.

Warrantless surveillance of Internet activity is dangerous and it will undermine the resistance.

#BeTheChange4USA

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/05/28/pelosi-accused-trying-do-end-run-around-her-own-party-sending-spy-powers-bill

Pelosi Accused of 'Trying to Do an End-Run Around Her Own Party' by

"Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Schiff have done everything in their power to ensure the House cannot vote on the warrantless surveillance of Americans' internet activity."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/05/28/pelosi-accused-trying-do-end-run-around-her-own-party-sending-spy-powers-bill

This is part of a slippery slope of enabling a fascist president.

Our party knows better, but fails to do better.

We need to show a spine, not bow down to a madman and this sycophants. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/democrats-just-handed-trump-more-domestic-surveillance-powers-they-should-ncna836836

Opinion | Dems should know better than to give Trump more spying power

There is no reason for the FBI to read Americans' emails without a warrant. Why doesn't Nancy Pelosi agree?

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/democrats-just-handed-trump-more-domestic-surveillance-powers-they-should-ncna836836

Just more and more of the same oppressive Orwellian panopticon being supported by *both* parties.

Powers that have not stopped a single attack against us, but certainly do provide a wide range of latitude for abusive spying. https://theintercept.com/2018/01/11/nsa-pelosi-democrats-spy-american-section-702/

With Support From Nancy Pelosi, House Gives Trump Administration Broad Latitude to Spy on Americans

The bill would renew a law that underpins two giant NSA programs that purport to target foreigners, but also collect massive amounts of data on Americans.

https://theintercept.com/2018/01/11/nsa-pelosi-democrats-spy-american-section-702/

Our party's leadership saved the NSA just about a month after the Snowden leaks, when many were justifiably outraged.

But the NSA wasn't even given a slap on the wrist.

No meaningful restriction of their extremely invasive powers... https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130725/17201823950/nancy-pelosi-saved-nsa-surveillance-program-now-she-should-help-kill-it.shtml

Nancy Pelosi Saved The NSA Surveillance Program; Now She Should Help Kill It

As we pointed out yesterday, there was a bizarre group of Democratic congressional reps who apparently followed the lead of Nancy Pelosi...

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130725/17201823950/nancy-pelosi-saved-nsa-surveillance-program-now-she-should-help-kill-it.shtml

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