Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Charlie Kirk Tells Rep. Elise Stefanik That Her VP Ambitions are Finished After Controversial FISA Vote

Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative figure, is now claiming that Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has significantly diminished her prospects of becoming former President Donald Trump’s Vice President due to her recent vote in favor of reauthorizing FISA.

On Friday, a total of 86 Republicans opposed a bipartisan amendment put forth by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) that aimed to mandate the FBI to obtain a search warrant for monitoring foreign intelligence information that may involve U.S. persons.

CNN said that the Biden administration, along with national security hawks from the GOP, initiated a lobbying operation to urge members to vote against the amendment due to the issues it raised.

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The origin of this right is from the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to protect people from unlawful government searches and seizures. The Amendment reads: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” Search warrant requirements Probable cause: The officer should give reasonable information to support the possibility that the evidence of illegality will be found. Such information may come from the officer’ personal observations or that of an informant. If the warrant lacks accurate information as to what will be searched, the search is unlawful.