Virginia Delegation Splits on Privacy with Fourth Amendment Vote, NIL Bill Becomes Law, Sen. Williams Graves, AG Miyares Join on Re-Entry

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FISA Votes Split Virginia U.S. House Delegation on Fourth Amendment Protections

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” – Fourth Amendment, U.S. Constitution

An amendment vote in Congress on Friday, April 12, verified that only one Democrat in the Virginia congressional delegation is focused on protecting civil liberties, privacy and due process as the federal government seeks to expand its power regarding surveillance on U.S. citizens.

In a tie 212-212 vote (meaning the provision failed to pass) members of the U.S. House failed to pass an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would require a warrant to perform a search. The amendment, offered by Arizona Republican Andy Biggs, simply re-stated the protections in the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.