A Republican and a Democrat are teaming up to push for the repeal of the Patriot Act, which has led to widespread government surveillance of Americans.
Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced legislation this week called the Protect Our Civil Liberties Act. Besides repealing the Patriot Act, which loosened restrictions on where and how federal investigators could spy in the wake of 9/11, the legislation would undo the FISA Amendments Act, which allowed officials to surveil people located outside the United States.
