As we detailed earlier, in a chaotic scene during the wee hours of Saturday, Senate Republicans blocked a bill known as the USA Freedom Act - backed by President Barack Obama, House Republicans and the nation's top law enforcement and intelligence officials – which would have preserved the government's ability to search phone company records for suspected spies and terrorists.
As AP reports, the failure to act means the NSA will immediately begin curtailing its previously-secret bulk data collection programs with The DoJ noting that while it will take time to taper off the collection process, that process began Friday (according to an administration official).
Sen. Rand Paul called the Senate's failure to allow an extension of the surveillance programs a victory for privacy rights, adding “we should never give up our rights for a false sense of security.”
We explained Rand Paul's refusal to play by the Washington script earlier and how the Senate failure to extend the Patriot Act leaves the future of America's “war against terrorists” – but really against “enemies domestic”, i.e., anyone who uses email, has a cell phone or in any other electronic way communicates with others – in limbo.
Now, it appears, as AP reports, the de-esclation of The NSA is escalating rather faster than many had dared to hope for…
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