As the story is told [SEE HERE], and it aligns with every scintilla of researched data on the darkest and deepest elements of the Deep State, DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard has reversed her position and will now support FISA-702, the warrantless searches of American communication and electronic metadata.
Apparently the FISA process and the 702 aspect (specific to American citizens) is the line in the sand the Senate Select Intelligence Committee has drawn. If Tulsi Gabbard does not support it, her confirmation is in doubt. As a result, she has reportedly reversed her position and now supports it.
This is absolutely par for the course.
It should be remembered, in the last reauthorization of FISA-702 congress exempted themselves from the warrantless search and surveillance system used by the U.S. Intelligence Apparatus. Congress forbids the FBI or any entity with access to the NSA database, from being allowed to use the process to search themselves or their staff. However, every other American does not enjoy this same protection.
After spending years asking every representative of consequence why they support the FISA-702 process, I can tell you every one of them says they believe it is needed because the IC tells them there are just too many domestic terror threats that need to be monitored.
It is impossible to find a person in DC who will forcefully try to stop FISA-702 reauthorization.
If you ask me why in hindsight, I now take the position that FISA-702 is the gateway to the massive surveillance system currently being put into place using Real ID and the AI facial recognition software provided by Palantir (CIA exploit). In essence, the gateway that allows the full-scale surveillance state, is opened by the prior authorization of FISA-702 that negates any 4th amendment protection.
Why? Because all of the surveillance mechanisms within the network being updated and enhanced by AI search and capture, comes from the IC being allowed to exploit the NSA database. That same database access allowance is the targeting mechanism for FISA-702. If warrantless searches of the NSA database were stopped, the Palantir/IC and Tech Bro collaboration could hit a brick wall.
Against this backdrop, the SSCI telling Tulsi Gabbard that her nomination approval is contingent upon her support for FISA-702, simply makes sense.
WASHINGTON DC – […] Multiple senators from both parties who met with the former Hawaii lawmaker in recent days told us they emerged from those sessions unsure about Gabbard’s position on the 702 program. During these meetings, senators have pressed Gabbard on her previous public statements on the issue, as well as her votes against 702 reauthorization throughout her eight years in Congress.
GOP national security hawks in particular viewed this as problematic, we’re told, fueling renewed doubts about her confirmation prospects. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, suggested on a WSJ podcast Wednesday that Gabbard should disavow her previous opposition to the 702 program.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) also sent us a statement Thursday night supporting Gabbard’s 702 stance — a key indicator of how the GOP leadership is thinking about her nomination.
“Tulsi Gabbard has assured me in our conversations that she supports Section 702 as recently amended and that she will follow the law and support its reauthorization as DNI,” Cotton said.
That last part is important because, if confirmed as DNI, Gabbard would need to certify the statute annually in order for intelligence collection to continue under the 702 program. (read more)
This is also a big part of the reason why the DC Deep State will easily confirm Kash Patel to be Donald Trump’s FBI Director. Kash Patel is a big believer in the value of FISA-702.
And the rise of the communist state marches on.. Pray for our children and grandchildren.. they needed it
Biden admin announces sweeping deportation shield for nearly 1M migrants
The Biden administration announced Friday that nearly 1 million migrants from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela — a breeding ground for members of the vicious gang Tren de Aragua — will be able to stay in the US for the next year-and-a-half, dealing a blow to President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda.
The Department of Homeland Security extended by another 18 months Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 1,900 Sudanese immigrants, 103,700 Ukrainian immigrants, 232,000 Salvadoran immigrants and 600,000 Venezuelans.
The program will now allow up to 937,600 eligible foreign nationals to remain in the US into 2026, though the precise end date varies by country. The protection had initially been scheduled to terminate later this year.
https://nypost.com/2025/01/10/us-news/biden-admin-announces-sweeping-deportation-shield-for-nearly-1m-migrants/
The Democrats HATE America
Feeling is mutual.
Trump = CANCEL!
to get around that : it doesn’t protect anyone that commits a crime.. and now they have updated location info for them.. so after the first couple of rounds of deportations,that grace period will expire..
Charlotte 99 must be passing this around as her job for the Dems; what say you?
They are here illegally and Biden cannot change the Constitution; he thinks he can just make this be his word and that is it, no; it takes Congress to change this; this fast track green card is not going to save him. They came here; and once declare terrorist they are gone. Let me guess, you must are a Democrat working for Biden?
So many politicians lie. Too bad all the lies go against the Constitution and its Bill of Rights. Could Tulsi be the 1st exception. Not holding my breath.
She’ll cave.
Let’s step back for a moment and remind ourselves that the nature of the job Mrs Gabbard seeks is all about lies and deceit. One of the key personality traits the CIA values in officer candidates is an innate ability to play fast and loose with the truth. Face it, they do not recruit Boy Scouts who strictly follow the 12 Scout Laws. I’m pretty sure Tulsi knows this and that she has prepared well to play the game. At least I hope she is.
God help us.
One can always reserve the right to one’s mind…..post-confirmation as well.
…or change your mind, back to your original constitutional beliefs after the confirmation BS.
I’d promised them everything to get confirmed if I were her. Why not? Once you are confirmed, there is not much they can do. That said, I was never big on her. She is an ultimate political “gold digger.”
Also, I am not convinced Trump is willing to confront the “Swamp” after all he’s been through. Besides, all people on Trump Team support FISA-702; Devin, Kash, John Ratcliffe…
They DO??? Must have missed that crap. Good God! Curse them. THEY KNOW BETTER.
Kash does not support it liar. Don’t know where you got that garbage from
From Kash’s own words. He supports Fisa-702, he supports warrantless searches of Americans. He just thinks the wrong people have been controlling the searches and results.
The law supports warrantless search for probable cause. Its one of the things about police powers that should be taken away. They can claim probable cause just because and then be excused if they have a crafty explanation. The problem is, however, actual officers of the law know that infringing on civil liberties can get you (justifiably) shot. …according to SCOTUS. The next 4 years is gonna be a wild ride.
LEOs can & do lie about “probable cause” all the dam time if one of their “brothers” has a grudge against any innocent person or has himself committed a crime. This is one tool that needs to go away for good!
trump alone cannot save this country.
ready the mules
Any law, ie Fisa-702, at odds with the Constitution is invalid and unenforceable. Therefore, any conviction should be overturned by the courts. There is no exception for “national security”. The Founders were very aware of such threats and just because an unelected judge says it’s ok does not make it constitutional. Wake up!
Tulsi was in congress, and a Democrat. She knows the score, who those people are, how they operate.
There is no finer “F**k you!” she could deliver than to tell them what they want to hear and then shank ’em in the kidneys the moment they turn their back. They deserve it after doing it to us for decades, it’s just applying their own moral standards to them.
Go on, girl. do it for the good of the country and get you some personal retribution for their attacks on you at the same time.
I’m with you in hope, but I don’t believe there will be an “F you” from Tulsi, Kash, Vivek, et al. Of course, we’ve already been informed of Elon’s “F you.”
Exactly. What kind of “America first” team doesn’t have any Americans on it?
This is precisely why I would like to see the demise of the Republican Party and it being replaced by a party of patriots for whom law and order and real justice is applied equally without any respect for only certain people. The Democrats have failed miserably but the Republican Party does not inspire confidence in me that they will govern responsibly and justly. I fear they will do more to undermine President Trump than the Democrat politicians who will be able to stand back and laugh.
Americans need to pray to God for those governing them that they will not be a terror to good conduct, but to bad, and punish those who do what is wrong and not what is good with a punishment that matches the crime. If they fail, American citizens need to call them out and demand those governing do their job.
Some sensible people tried such a thing with the Tea Party, but they were crushed by those self same members of the Republican branch of the Uniparty. Maybe it’s time for another try.
Unfortunately, members of the Tea Party, for the most part, were new to the game of politics and didn’t really know how to organize and engage. I would hope conservatives have learned a few lessons. If the desire is strong enough, conservatives in each state could go a long way in taking on leftists and RINOs in their various states. But, to do so, they have to be willing to show up more than once every four years.
No, it is not. There are no political solutions because the problems are not political.
Perhaps its a moot point if you have the right people in the FBI and the DOJ that may provide a buffer for her and she doesnt actually have to defend it but can work around it?
I have mixed feelings about this. Is she just telling them this to get nominated, or is she really going to do it? If she in fact sides with the 702, she LOSES my support.
Mixed feelings here as well. The white hats will likely need to pick up the weapons left behind by the black hats in order to clearly identify all of the wrongdoing. My concern is whether the white hats have the guts to use those weapons in a righteous way.
Tulsi, tell the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, what they want to hear, just like the ‘Liar in Chief’ Biden and his whole administration has done over the past 4 yrs.
so easily she falls in line with deep state, such a disappointment – TOM COTTON just another ARKANSAS loser- clinton lacky
‘Kash is a big believer in the value of FISA-702.’ Used against Foreigners or American citizens?
If it is used against foreigners, fine. FISA does stand for “Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act”.
If it is used against foreigners, fine. FISA does stand for “Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act”.
Let’s see… She was a Democrat once…until it wasn’t convenient.
Principle over power. You have to be willing to walk away. What price, one’s conscience?
To choose power over principle is a selling of one’s soul, making one a participant in crimes, instead of their solution.
What’s stopping Tulsi from stabbing them in the back once she’s confirmed? I mean it’s not like these people are honorable. She could equally change things enough that they can have their 702 but it’s so stripped down that it would be useless
One can only hope she is lying through her teeth.
Well, Tulsi is now just another brick in the wall.
Come on people! What do you want, Chuck-you Schumer making the confirmation hearings a dragged-on circus? The last time the Democrats did this in 2001 we ended up not having time to connect the dots and had the events of 9/11. What is so frightening about Tulsi? If she doesn’t do her job as DNI she can be replaced. Same for Kash Patel and the rest. Trump knows what he wants this time. Let him get started ASAP!
Can she be retasked with Ambassador to Diego Garcia?!
If it leads to them removing resistance to her nomination then unfortunately we have to live with it. I’m hoping that if she gets in there, they will not use it. The whole place needs to fumigated. If we can move these neo-cons to reform the law or at least clip its wings.
She can change her mind after the fact. DemocRats lie all the time to attain position, only to act and legislate in an entirely opposing fashion. RINO’s entire political existence is a lie. Let her get confirmed, then bring the hammer down.
Tulsi who? FISA reauthorization should be non-negotiable. MAGA is losing steam already.
plan b, dump Tulsi.
just remember … as director, even though she will have to accept the existence of 702, she can affect HOW it is actually used. and.. she might even either support a Constitutional challenge or at least forbid her agency from opposing one.
Lankford is and always has been a Deep State Hack who needs to be primaried by someone who actually likes and believes in America. Not so sure of Tom Cotton either, after his quote given here
For me, it’s not significant. I see thru Tulsi’s play. Before she can do anything to help America she has to get thru confirmation, therefore it’s reasonable that she will say whatever is necessary in order to get thru it. I don’t believe she’s really changed her mind. In fact, it’s probably the opposite! IMHO
Once you are in, you can do anything you want- just like the politicians do. Tell ’em what they want to hear and then simply change your mind. Positions and opinions are hardly set in stone.
Aren’t these the same senators that sat quietly during the Russia hisx
Perhaps this is my pronounced bias for Tulsi talking but I will say my thought: The issue is and has been the WEAPONIZATION of various justice and intelligence tools. That weaponization takes place because bad people use the tools that are available to them – tools which are neither good nor bad, but which can be used to good ends or to evil ends. Taking the tool away might be desirable to prevent bad people from using it in the future, but they will find something else to use. I feel better about FISA 702 being in Tulsi’s hands than in those who have it under their control now. The issue is who we pick to be in charge, and why – and honestly folks, this comes down to me, the voter, and every single “me” involved (in other words, all of us PERSONALLY) – expecting government authorities to “take care of us” will achieve exactly that – they will. And when they do, the results are awful, right? Something to think about and do something with.
I may have been wrong in my understanding of what FISA 702 is . Apparently, FISA 702 is not ever used on American citizens: The following is from Intel.gov:
In 2008, Congress enacted Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a critical intelligence collection authority that enables the Intelligence Community (IC) to collect, analyze, and appropriately share foreign intelligence information about national security threats. Section 702 authorizes targeted intelligence collection of specific types of foreign intelligence information—such as information concerning international terrorism or the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction—identified by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
Section 702 only permits the targeting of non-United States persons who are reasonably believed to be located outside the United States. United States persons and anyone in the United States may not be targeted under Section 702. Section 702 also prohibits “reverse targeting”—the IC may not target a non-U.S. person located outside the U.S. if the purpose of the collection is to collect information about a United States person or anyone located in the United States.
Section 702 is not a bulk collection program; it is a substantial and important targeted intelligence collection program. Every Section 702 targeting decision is individualized and documented, approved pursuant to a multi-step process embodied in specific targeting procedures, and reviewed by an independent oversight team.
Although all Section 702 targets must be non-United States persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United States, Congress has always recognized that such targets may send an email or have a phone call with a United States person. For this reason, Section 702 requires specific procedures to minimize the acquisition, retention, and sharing of any information concerning United States persons. “Minimize,” however, does not always mean “eliminate” – if, for example, a foreign terrorist indicated that a United States person was a key member of an ongoing terrorist plot, this information would be appropriately shared to allow the FBI to take further investigative steps. Congress also amended Section 702 to require specific procedures to ensure the querying of any Section 702-acquired information is consistent with the Fourth Amendment.
The Section 702 program is subject to extensive oversight. The Attorney General must approve the targeting, minimization, and querying procedures, each of which are annually reviewed by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) for consistency with the FISA statute and the Fourth Amendment. Each of the IC elements involved in the Section 702 program has developed internal oversight processes and programs to ensure compliance with these procedures. The Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence conduct extensive, regular, and independent reviews of Section 702 activities. Any identified compliance errors are remedied and reported to the FISC and Congress.
Watching Obama & Trump at Jimmy’s going away party tells you all you need to know.
FISA 702. FinCen, Patriot Acts List is endless. 86 Other nations over time had the insight to root out and pluck up an insidious Stage 5 type of cancer that ensconced itself within their borders. The above mention cancer infiltrated our land in the 1700’s starting with The Carrol Brothers frontrunners of thir quasi style army responsible for commanding majority of terror, tyranny war and suffering ensconcing innumerable deconstructionist, infiltrators and agent provocateurs, traitors all over the country.Not a conspiracy theory but an unequivocal pure, true literal conspiracy revelation. This is all you nee to know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CyDDlXL2V4. More Extensive Compilation: https://archive.org/details/EricJonPhelpsVaticanAssassins3rdEdition/mode/2up.
FISA 702. FinCen, Patriot Acts List is endless. 86 Other nations over time had the insight to root out and pluck up an insidious Stage 5 type of cancer that ensconced itself within their borders. The above mention cancer infiltrated our land in the 1700’s starting with The Carrol Brothers frontrunners of thir quasi style army responsible for commanding majority of terror, tyranny war and suffering ensconcing innumerable deconstructionist, infiltrators and agent provocateurs, traitors all over (ever here of RINO’S?)the country.Not a conspiracy theory but an unequivocal pure, true literal conspiracy revelation. This is all you nee to know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CyDDlXL2V4. More Extensive Compilation: https://archive.org/details/EricJonPhelpsVaticanAssassins3rdEdition/mode/2up.