it was more "lawfare" and actions that could not be corrected until after the elections
The Dems have the majority in the House, even if those 11 people had voted yes, the Rs would still have lost the measure.
As long as the D's vote in a block (and they will) they can not be overcome.
After Snowden revealed the breadth and scope of surveillence, The USA Freedom Act 2015 "reformed" some of the provisions of the PATRIOT Act and restored others that had expired.
Mainly the Freedom act was supposed to limit the scope of a bulk data request.
The USA Freedom Act would put new constraints on how the government could obtain records under the PATRIOT Act and other national security laws. Instead of obtaining massive troves of data in bulk, the NSA could only ask companies for data on a specific entity like a person, account or device. And the government would have to show that the individual is associated with a foreign power or terrorist group.
We don't have all the details, but this doesn't seem to be the case with the BoA data sweep.
It wouldn't surprise me to learn of some internal DOJ memos which interpret the Patriot and Freedom Acts to allow the kind of mass surrveilence that was supposed to have been reformed.
Rep. Dean Phillips recalled that he had asked his fellow Democrats to follow him to the Republican side of the chamber in an effort to “blend in” as conservatives. “But within moments I recognized that blending in was not an option available to my colleagues of color,” Phillips said, his voice beginning to break.
This guy is a coward and a dick.
Blend in w conservatives indeed.
fair enough
What bullshit.
It would be easier to just suppress the story.
I want to know how anyone who may be on the list (or any others) will have their identities protected.
The mob will persecute them if it gets leaked.
Everything else I've seen so far has been a rehash of the Tucker Carlson story.
DailyMail.com has asked Chase, Capital One, American Express, Citi, Mastercard, Airbnb, Uber and Lyft whether they, too, have handed over the information of people who were near the Capitol on January 6 to the feds. None have responded.
Which statutes allow this activity?
I feel we need look no further that the "Patriot" and "Freedom" Acts.
Waaayyy too much concern over Tucker being the messenger. Is this story bullshit or no?
As odious as BoA's practices have been, it's doubtful they were the only bank or credit card company involved.
I hope a journalist starts asking questions.
were other banks involved?
under what authority?
which statutes?
what information was given?
There's nothing stopping them from doing the same to Nunes, Jordan, Gaetz, etc.
They could also just threaten to do it to keep the Rs in line. And forget electing representatives of the MAGA party. The majority could just vote to deny them committee seats.
It will be very difficult to put the genie back in the bottle. To do so will likely require legislation, not just a rules change.
It doesn't make sense for the govt to limit itself to investigating only one bank's customers.
The press is rather incurious about the topic as far as I can tell. They seem content to just report on Tucker Carlson's report.
What law allows for this type of data mining? I'm guessing the "Patriot" or "Freedom" Acts.
I wonder if the press has contacted Capital One, Discover and American Express and others to see if they were asked to do the same data mining?
Doesn't make sense to limit it to BoA.
Pretty sure that's not him.
Is that not 2.37% of the adverse effects reported?
With millions of people vaccinated at this point, the total number of deaths should be much higher than 232 total.
I'm aware.
I remember being shocked that my kids and their friends were able to pocket the difference from their actual college expenses.
It was a bit of a joke, but nevertheless the govt allowed the practice.
Republicans could have done things to counter, but they always react later.
Or at least sued to protect the rights of the legislatures in matters regarding elections.
Wonder if he has a Bank of America account?
(Although it's also likely the Feds fished through Capital One and Discover accounts, too)
don't tell me what to do
lol
It's one thing to search an individual's records as the result of a warrant in support of an investigation. Quite another to go on a fishing expedition.
BoA's banking practices contributed to the crash of the housing market.
They cut lines of credit to account holders who paid their balances too quickly.
Their scheme to round up purchases to the nearest dollar and transfer the amount to savings resulted in tons of overdraft fees. This led to a regulation which required a balance check before a purchase could be made.
Bank of America has betrayed their customers over and over again.
But yeah, let's cry bc someone shared a Tucker Carlson video.
Holy shit.
And their viewers just eat that crap up.
I agree but not because I believe he was threatened (I don't know and I'm not going to just take Patrick Byrne's word for it).
My reason has to do with the fact that a true populist movement should survive its founder bc the principles are sound not because it's a cult of personality.
IMO, it would be better for someone else to pick up the torch to move MAGA forward.
you know BoA wasn't the only bank that was asked for data