“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety,” that was a quote from Benjamin Franklin on the dangers of giving up your freedoms so that you can feel somewhat safe. 

Trump once called on the US Congress to cancel FISA because it targeted him,

“Kill FISA, It was illegally used against me, and many others, they spied on my campaign.” 

Now, Trump wants congress to reauthorize ‘FISA section 702’ (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) which allows the CIA, NSA, FBI and other agencies to spy on overseas communications involving US citizens without a warrant, but Trump changed his tune when he recently wrote on his Truth Social that

“I am willing to risk the giving up of my Rights and Privileges as a Citizen for our Great Military and Country!” and that “We need to stick together when this Bill comes before the House Rules Committee today to keep it CLEAN!”

This is sort of a “Rules for thee, but not for me” moment for Trump.

Read Trump’s full text from his Truth Social account below:

The Associated Press (AP) reported that the mass surveillance of US citizens who communicate with people overseas will once again be a “legit” target of US intelligence agencies, 

“It incidentally sweeps up the conversations of any Americans who interact with those foreigners targeted for surveillance.” 

This is the slippery slope for total surveillance as the US Police State increases its power over its citizens. Trump increased the government budget with “One Big Beautiful Bill” in July 2025 to hire more ICE agents to clamp down on illegal immigrants, but sooner or later, as the power of the Police State expands, those same ICE agents and others from various government agencies will be targeting ordinary US citizens for one reason or another, especially with the passage of FISA section 702. 

In other words, the US government wants the power to illegally spy on everyone. Trump was never really concerned about the US constitution since one of the first actions he committed was to silence anti-Israel protesters at US universities over the Gaza Genocide violating their First Amendment rights by claiming antisemitism.   

The Hill reported that “the bill includes language that “complements existing law” by restating existing Fourth Amendment protections for Americans whose communications may be swept up as they speak with foreign targets” however, FISA section 702 allows only the government to spy on foreigners, not US citizens.

“Section 702 only authorizes the government to spy on foreigners located abroad; privacy hawks want additional protections for Americans whose communications are captured in the process” continued, “The lack of a warrant requirement is sure to be a disappointment to those who have demanded one.”

FISA section 702 authorizes intelligence agencies to collect all communications of “foreign targets” outside US borders with “permission” from the FISA court. The problem with that is when the US government surveils a foreign target, it also collects data from American citizens they’re in contact with. The FBI, DEA, ICE and others can search that database for information on American citizens without a court-issued warrant, in other words, intelligence agencies will not need a judge or jury, they will not need ‘probable cause’ which they can now bypass your Fourth Amendment rights that prevents the US government from conducting unreasonable searches and seizures of you and your personal property. They can now go through American citizens private data that can be based on a hunch. This type of behavior by the US government will be normalized which is a dangerous precedent.  It’s the police state George Orwell warned us about in his classic book, 1984. 

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