When there’s a conflict between the Constitution of the United States and claims of national security, which should win?
Apparently, if the Biden Administration had its way, their claims of national security would trump the Constitution every time. Jordain Carney posted a document on X that she claims is a memo circulating within the Biden Administration.
This memo is entitled, “THE BIGGS AMENDMENT IS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY.” I say she claims this is a Biden Administration memo because I have not been able to corroborate the claims. However, I did find a policy document from the Office of Management and Budget that makes almost the same argument.
Today, I’m taking some time to review HR 7888, the renewal of Section 702 of FISA, and the Biggs amendment to that legislation, and hopefully help you answer the question I first asked the way I’m pretty sure our Founding Fathers would have. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those who will give up essential liberties for the promise of temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
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