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WASHINGTON 鈥� The Senate failed today by two votes to expand the FBI鈥檚 warrantless surveillance powers under the USA PATRIOT Act. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) could call for a second vote to pass the proposed amendment.

The amendment would allow the FBI to collect sensitive electronic information, including the browsing history, IP addresses, and email metadata of Americans without a court order. It would also make permanent the 鈥渓one wolf鈥� provision, which has reportedly never been used and allows the government to obtain secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders for individuals who are not connected to an international terrorist group or foreign nation.

Karin Johanson, 老澳门开奖结果 national political director, had the following reaction:

鈥淭he Senate should not respond to the massacre in Orlando by voting to gut Americans鈥� privacy protections and expand provisions of the Patriot Act that have consistently been abused by the government. The McCain amendment would allow the FBI to collect Americans鈥� most sensitive information 鈥� including the websites they visit and addresses they email 鈥� without a court order. We urge the Senate to abandon this misguided effort.鈥�

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