Speaker Mike Johnson is locked in a high-pressure battle—and the future of American liberty is on the line. House Republicans are now scrambling to ram through a so-called “clean” reauthorization of the government’s FISA spying powers for another 18 months, all before the clock runs out on April 19. There’s nothing clean about giving unchecked surveillance back to Biden’s bloated intelligence machine.
Let’s call it what it is: Washington elites want to hand over more power to the same federal agencies that spent years abusing their authority, targeting conservatives and thumbing their noses at everyday Americans. While globalist insiders and their Democrat friends cheer on endless government snooping, it’s freedom-loving Americans who pay the price. Where’s the outrage from the left about real privacy risks? Not a peep—just a thirst for control.
Instead of defending our rights, Speaker Johnson and House Republican “leaders” are twisting arms to keep big government’s spying powers on life support. Of course, the liberal media pretends this is just good, responsible governance. But what’s so responsible about renewing sweeping surveillance laws that have a long, ugly history of trampling on the innocent? Remember, these are the same powers used to sabotage political enemies under the weak excuse of “national security.”
It’s almost hilarious to watch Democrats suddenly play tough on security when it’s about spying on their political rivals—not the open borders or soft-on-crime policies that actually make Americans less safe. With the midnight deadline looming, Johnson faces a simple choice: protect the Constitution, or bend to the swamp and hand Joe Biden a blank check to keep spying.
Freedom isn’t renewed with the stroke of a pen—it’s defended with guts. The real test isn’t whether Washington can rush through another extension at the last minute. The test is whether any Republican will finally stand up, slam the brakes, and say: enough is enough. Why does the government deserve more time to peek into our lives? Maybe it’s time for lawmakers to start fearing the people, not the other way around.
Source: Washington Times
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