Bernie Sanders Is Big-Government Surveillance Supporter

It should come as no surprise that Bernie Sanders, former Democratic candidate for President in 2016 and 2020, supports the surveillance state. Bernie recently had the opportunity to require law enforcement to obtain a search warrant before snooping on American's web browsing. Bernie didn't bother to show up for the vote.

As reported, Thanks for nothing, Bernie Sanders

It’s a long-standing protection that Wyden and others have repeatedly tried to add to the more controversial aspects of spying laws introduced after the September 11, 2001 attacks but have so far consistently fallen short of introducing.

The amendment received 59 votes – one less than it needed to pass. Thirty-seven senators voted against the amendment but attention has turned to the four senators that didn’t vote, including former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The three others were Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ben Sasse (R-NE). Anyone of them would have pushed the amendment forward.