This is great news. Section 702 is the basis for an incredible amount of surveillance that ends up getting used against US citizens.
The real question is: If you're the NSA and this law lapses, would you really suddenly pause many of your powerful surveillance tools? Seems highly doubtful to me.
ActivistChecklist.org
BREAKING: The House failed to extend a key surveillance law, effectively ensuring the first lapse in the spy power since it was enacted in 2008.
The vote effectively ensures Section 702 will expire for the first time since it was enacted in 2008.
