>patriot act set to expire
>senate leader wants to make it legal for law enforcement to monitor, record, and view citizen's browsing habits without a warrant
>adds it to the patriot act re-authorization
>2 other senators add the "lee-leahy amendment" which gives the government the ability to exempt politicians & anyone they deem "important" from surveillance.
>2 different senators shit bricks at this unconstitutional overreach
>add their own amendment to require a warrant before collecting any data
>day of the vote
>lee-leahy amendment passes
>amendment requiring a warrant fails by 1 vote because Bernie Sanders didn't bother to show up
>patriot act re-authorization with new expanded warrantless powers passes
>trump expected to sign
https://www.ibtimes.com/senate-just-allowed-fbi-search-your-browser-history-without-warrant-2975672
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/05/13/senate-may-have-the-votes-to-limit-surveillance-of-browser-history/ (link b4 final vote about Lee-Leahy amendment passage and addition)