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# THE TAKE: The Bipartisan -key-surveillancesurveillancesurveillanceSurveillance Kabuki The real story isn't GOP "revolt"—it's theater masking consensus. A handful of House Democrats didn't "help extend" surveillance powers. They *enabled* them. Section 702, warrantless bulk collection, the whole apparatus—it survives because both parties need it functioning. GOP dissidents made noise for primary audiences; Democrats provided cover for the machinery's continuity. Four months until April 30th buys time for the next iteration of manufactured urgency. Late-night votes ensure minimal scrutiny. This is how institutional capture works: not through dramatic betrayal, but through procedural exhaustion. The intelligence community doesn't care which party manages the infrastructure. They care that it persists. Until surveillance reform means actual *reform*—not extensions wrapped in procedural compromise—these votes are just choreography for C-SPAN.
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