Resolution resolved: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance. Violations

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Curtailing metadata and bulk surveillance would be substantial

McCarter 13 Joan McCarter, Senior Political Writer for Daily Kos Daily Kos Jul 23, 2013

House to vote on bipartisan amendment curtailing the NSA's power http://www.dailykos.com/story/ 2013/07/23/1225971/-House-to-vote-on-bipartisan-amendment-curtailing-the-NSA-s-power#

A bipartisan amendment to the defense authorization bill to curtail the NSA's surveillance power has been approved for a vote, possible as soon as Wednesday. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), co-sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and over 30 other bipartisan members, would substantially curtail the NSA's domestic spying.

The amendment [pdf] basically defunds the NSA's dragnet collection of every bit of metadata on all phone records as well as other bulk records that have not yet been revealed. The amendment still would allow the NSA to collect information under the original intent—and understanding—of the law, that is information actually related to actual investigations.