Justin Amash: “Woman, a vote for this amendment is also a vote to keep the President in check. For 2 years now my Democratic colleagues…”

“Woman, a vote for this amendment is also a vote to keep the President in check. For 2 years now my Democratic colleagues have spoken about the administration's violation of civil liberties and its disregard for laws passed by Congress. Section 702 is a broad authority with limited oversight and its regular use involves the warrantless collection of Americans' data. Even under previous administrations, the government has misled or kept information from Congress about its use of surveillance authorities, including their impact on Americans. The government has also repeatedly failed to abide by legal limitations placed on those surveillance powers. The Fourth Amendment recognizes that broad surveillance powers are too dangerous to be put in the hands of any President. The Amash-Lofgren amendment protects Fourth Amendment secured rights by limiting the ability of the President to unconstitutionally collect Americans' communications without a warrant. I reserve the balance of my time.”