“With the terrorist-inspired Orlando shooting fresh in their minds, House lawmakers reversed course last week and voted to uphold the government’s ability to snoop through its data when it believes American citizens are involved in terrorism — suggesting the post-Snowden wariness of the NSA has dissipated. … Dozens of lawmakers who voted [that the Feds must obtain a warrant before searching information on Americans’ ‘incidentally’ collected while spying on foreigners] in previous years flipped their votes last week. The switchers came chiefly from the Republican side of the aisle.”

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