Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for voting to reauthorize FISA warrantless spying without warrants.

The Kentucky senator said he’s not sure if there’s a difference between Johnson in charge versus Democrats in charge.

“Can we trust government to use FISA appropriately and legally?” Maria Bartiromo asked Paul.

“Absolutely not. Americans shouldn’t be spied on by their own government. The 4th Amendment was put in by our Founding Fathers to protect us. FISA doesn’t obey the 4th Amendment,” Paul explained.

“Speaker Johnson was incredibly wrong. He broke the tie. He voted with the Democrats. Here we have the leader of the Republicans in the House votes with the Democrats against a warrant requirement,” Paul continued.

“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,” he added.

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As 100 Percent Fed Up previously reported, House Speaker Mike Johnson broke the tie in the FISA amendment vote to require a warrant to spy on Americans.

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86 Republicans voted against the amendment, including Johnson.

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“This is how the Constitution dies. By a tie vote, the amendment to require a warrant to spy on Americans goes down in flames. This is a sad day for America. The Speaker doesn’t always vote in the House, but he was the tie breaker today. He voted against warrants,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) commented.

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“House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring a spending package to the House floor this week that will provide wartime aid for Israel after it suffered a drone and missile barrage from Iran over the weekend. The spending package also includes billions for Ukraine and Taiwan,” Fox News reports.

Per Fox News:

Johnson, R-La., is facing immense political pressure to clear through his chamber a $95 billion supplemental package that would send support to the U.S. allies, as well as provide humanitarian aid for civilians in Ukraine and Gaza and funding to replenish U.S. weapons provided to Taiwan. However, the GOP maintains only a slim majority in the chamber and Republicans are divided on whether to continue supporting Kyiv, who is defending itself from Russia’s invasion.

Iran’s attack on Israel late Saturday further increased the pressure on Johnson, but it could have given him an outlet to underline the urgency in approving the aid. Johnson told Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that Republicans “understand the necessity of standing with Israel.”

“The details of that package are being put together right now,” Johnson said Sunday, adding that he would try to advance the aid bill this week. “We’re looking at the options and all these supplemental issues.”

The White House and Senate members are urging Johnson to put a bill already approved by the Senate onto the House floor. The Republican leader could also start fresh with a new bill that has spending levels more favorable to certain members, in an effort to win over their support.

 

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