House Speaker Mike Johnson's critics within the Republican Party is growing in the roughly six months since he took on the position.
, which would have required a warrant for federal agencies to search the data of United States citizens. The senator argued that the United States does not have a right to spy on its citizens, citing the Fourth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution.
“FISA doesn’t obey the fourth amendment, and so Speaker Johnson was incredibly wrong,” Paul said on Fox News’sin the House votes with the Democrats against a warrant requirement. We also have Speaker Johnson voting for the spending package, once again with the majority of the Democrats. As I see it now, I’m not so sure there’s a difference between Mike Johnson being in charge and the Democrats being in charge.
“But Johnson hasn’t held his ground,” Paul said. “He has power, he has the majority. Use the power of the purse, Speaker Johnson. Do something to make us think you are different than the Democrats, but so far, I don’t see a lot of difference.” This FISA legislation is currently stuck in the House, as lawmakers went back and forth on how to proceed right after the bill passed. Rep. demanded a recorded vote on the motion to table, which will take place as early as Monday, keeping the bill from reaching the Senate until that time.In the wake of the FISA vote and the vote to add the warrant requirement amendment, Rep.
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