Image Credit: grok ai Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) held a press conference at the Capitol House Triangle on Thursday to announce the launch of their new legislation, the “Surveillance Accountability Act.”
“It requires government searches to be conducted with a warrant based on probable cause, in accordance with the 4th Amendment,” Massie wrote on 𝕏.
The legislation addresses issues lawmakers have with FISA, which was recently granted a brief extension by Congress, but is facing pushback due to the government abusing it to spy on citizens.
Boebert said at the joint presser, “For years, the federal government has treated the Fourth Amendment like a suggestion. They’ve built a massive surveillance machine that tracks, scans, and spies on law-abiding Americans without a warrant, without probable cause, and without any accountability. Enough is enough.”
“The Surveillance Accountability Act puts the Constitution back in charge,” she continued. “It protects every American from an out-of-control federal government that thinks it owns your data, your movements, and your life. This is a true bipartisan issue for anyone who still believes in limited government and individual liberty.”
Massie stated, “The Bill of Rights is not a suggestion, and Fourth Amendment protections against warrantless searches conducted by the government are not optional. The Surveillance Accountability Act requires government employees to first obtain a warrant based on probable cause before searching Americans’ personal information even if the information sought is stored on a phone, in the cloud, or held by a third party. Warrantless searches are unconstitutional, and this does not change when the data the government seeks is in digital formats or held by a third party.”
Watch the press conference introducing the legislation below:
Congresswoman Boebert also issued an exclusive message on Breitbart Thursday, teaming up with Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) to warn Americans about the government spying on gun owners.
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