Edward Snowden calls on Biden to veto FISA renewal after Senate vote

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Whistleblower Edward Snowden called for President Joe Biden to veto the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Saturday after the Senate voted to pass the re-authorization on Friday.

"The House has voted to approve unconstitutional, warrantless searches of Americans' communications," Snowden wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "Now the Senate has too—late on Friday, after the media had gone home. Only the President can stop it from becoming law, and he won't—because he's the one that asked for it."

Snowden's statements come after the upper chamber voted 60-34 to pass the re-authorization. Section 702 serves as a critical tool used by the government to gather intelligence on foreign subjects using the compelled assistance of electronic communication service providers.

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The measure is now headed to Biden's desk for his signature.

Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a statement following the vote, calling Section 702 "indispensable to the Justice Department’s work to protect the American people from terrorist, nation-state, cyber, and other threats."

"In today’s heightened global threat environment, the Justice Department will continue to use Section 702 to ensure that our efforts to keep our