Senate narrowly rejects a bill that would have allowed FBI to access browser history and email info without warrant; McConnell submits motion to reconsider vote
likely down the line as senators are away. http://twitter.com/... http://www.techmeme.com/... Ron Wyden / @ronwyden : Good news: Proponents of this fake, knee-jerk solution failed to get support. That means we gained crucial ground. https://twitter.com/... Sen. Patrick Leahy / @senatorleahy : Proud to be part of bipartisan group of senators that succeeded today in rejecting govt overreach and stood up for oversight. #privacy Glenn Greenwald / @ggreenwald : 11 Democrats joined 46 Republicans to vote for this fear-mongering idiocy; 8 Republicans & 30 Democrats againsthttps://twitter.com/theintercept / status/745678665577553920 ... Christopher Soghoian / @csoghoian : The FBI has the power to get whatever user data they want. They just don't want to get a court order from a judge. http://twitter.com/... Julian Sanchez / @normative : So apparently warrantless Internet monitoring fell one vote short of passing ... Because Dianne Feinstein was out of town. This ain't over. Justin Amash / @justinamash : Now, it's Republicans' turn to violate the Constitution, undermine fundamental rights. These two parties never stop. https://twitter.com/... Ron Wyden / @ronwyden : Your voices matter to building this coalition to fight back against bad surveillance policies. Keep at it. Ron Wyden / @ronwyden : Bad news: it will come to a vote again this summer. We need to keep the pressure on & advocate for policies that advance security & liberty. Trevor Timm / @trevortimm : The FBI already has this authority, they just want to completely cut court oversight out of the equation http://twitter.com/... Thanks: @cauchon