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Republicans' Fourth Amendment Double Standard

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Republicans face criticism for a perceived double standard on the Fourth Amendment, advocating for warrants in FISA surveillance but supporting warrantless ICE raids. Lawmakers from both parties call out the hypocrisy, with moderates like Fitzpatrick and experts like James arguing for judicial oversight in both cases. As deadlines approach, a compromise is expected, leaving Fourth Amendment advocates questioning the balance between politics and principles.

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Republicans' Fourth Amendment Double Standard

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Republicans' Fourth Amendment Double Standard. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00It's April 24th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, driven by AI, what everyone's talking about. Republicans are drawing heat for a clear double standard on the Fourth Amendment. They demand warrants for government spying on Americans' calls and texts under Pfizer's Section 702, but cheer when ICE agents bust into homes, without judicial warrants to grab deportation targets. This split shows up big time in Congress right now. Pfizer lets the Fed surveil foreigners overseas, but it scoops of U.S. communications, too, and conservatives plus progressives want to judge a sign off. Before searching those, meanwhile, on immigration, Republicans say administrative warrants from ICE are enough since deportation cases were already heard in immigration. Court, lawmakers on both sides are calling out the hypocrisy. Moderate Republican Brian Fitzpatrick says folks are flip-flopping, while experts like Attorney Hannah James argue both are searches needing real. Judicial oversight immigration courts don't count as neutral judges.

1:03Democrats mostly back ICE warrants, but some soften on FISA for national security. The fights drag on with no easy fix. Congress just passed a short-term FISA extension and shot down warrants last week. On ICE funding, Democrats hold back without changes, but GOP pushes party line cash amid reports of warrantless home rates, even on U.S. citizens. As deadlines loom next week, expect some compromise to pass, blending modest tweaks without full warrants, leaving forth amendment fans wondering if, principles ban for politics

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