End the PATRIOT Act & Mass Surveillance
For over 20 years, the government has used fear to justify spying on its own people — eroding freedoms, silencing dissent, and targeting marginalized communities. From Black activists to Muslim Americans to immigrant families, mass surveillance has done little to keep us safe but has done plenty to make us less free. Zeeshan’s plan is clear: repeal the PATRIOT Act, end warrantless spying, and build a true digital bill of rights that protects every American’s privacy and civil liberties. Because in a free country, safety should never come at the cost of our fundamental rights.
| Issues |  | Incumbent Veasey |
|---|---|---|
Full Repeal of the PATRIOT Act | Advocates completely repealing the PATRIOT Act, ending provisions like Section 215 that enable bulk metadata collection without warrants. | No record of opposing or calling for repeal of the PATRIOT Act or its provisions. |
Reining in FISA Courts & Surveillance Powers | Proposes dismantling or reforming FISA courts to require probable cause and warrants for surveillance of U.S. persons. | Has not voted to repeal the system. |
Repeal of Warrantless Surveillance (Section 702, Title II) | Supports barring warrantless surveillance and ensuring due process protections for citizens. | Supported extension and reform of FISA Section 702 via H.R. 7888, preserving surveillance authority with limited reforms. |
Protection Against Racial, Religious & Political Surveillance | Highlights how surveillance disproportionately targets Black activists, Muslim Americans, immigrants, and political organizers. | No work addressing racial or religious profiling under surveillance laws. |
Digital Privacy & Civil Liberties (e.g., facial recognition) | Platforms include banning facial recognition, enacting a Digital Bill of Rights, and ending data-sharing with law enforcement without consent. | No work on digital privacy reform or surveillance transparency. |
General Civil Liberties Leadership | Positions surveillance reform as fundamental for protecting protest, religious freedom, and democracy. | Has not framed surveillance reform in civil rights or constitutional terms in publicly accessible records. |
Defend Civil Liberties. Stop Government Overreach. Protect Our Communities.
For over two decades, the so-called 'War on Terror' has been used as a pretext to spy on Americans, silence dissent, and violate basic civil liberties — especially in Muslim, Black, immigrant, and activist communities.
The PATRIOT Act, rushed through Congress after 9/11, gave the government sweeping surveillance powers with little oversight or accountability. These powers have been expanded and reauthorized again and again — often with the support of establishment Democrats and Republicans alike.
We say: Enough. It’s time to repeal the PATRIOT Act, shut down illegal spying, and rebuild trust through transparency and accountability.
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Surveillance Targets the Marginalized — Not the Powerful
Mass surveillance doesn’t keep us safer — it just makes us less free. Time and time again, intelligence agencies have used their powers not to protect against terrorism, but to target communities of color, immigrants, and activists.
- Black civil rights and racial justice organizers — from Ferguson to George Floyd protests — have been monitored and criminalized under the guise of 'national security.'
- Muslim Americans have been tracked, wiretapped, and infiltrated by undercover agents simply for attending mosques or expressing political opinions.
- Immigrant communities face a digital dragnet of ICE data-sharing, facial recognition, and warrantless phone tracking.
This is not security. This is systemic discrimination backed by unchecked power.
Repeal the PATRIOT Act. Rein in Government Spying.
If elected, I will fight to:
- Fully repeal the PATRIOT Act, including Section 215 and other provisions used to justify bulk metadata collection and warrantless surveillance.
- Dismantle the unchecked power of FISA courts — secretive tribunals that allow government agencies to spy on Americans without public accountability.
- Enact legislation that requires probable cause and judicial warrants for any government surveillance targeting U.S. citizens.
- Ban facial recognition and predictive policing technologies used by law enforcement to track individuals without consent or cause.
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Call Out the Complicity: Oppose Veasey-Backed Surveillance Extensions
- My opponent, Rep. Marc Veasey, has voted multiple times to extend and expand surveillance powers, including reauthorizing FISA courts and defending provisions of the PATRIOT Act that violate our rights.
- That’s not leadership — that’s enabling a surveillance state that hurts the very communities he claims to represent.
- Our campaign is different. We stand for freedom, transparency, and the Constitution — not fear-driven politics and secret spying.
Protect Civil Liberties and Digital Privacy
- Enact a Digital Bill of Rights to protect online privacy, data ownership, and freedom of expression.
- Ban the sale of personal data to law enforcement agencies and private third parties without consent.
- Limit how government and corporations collect, store, and share data — and give individuals the right to opt out and delete their records.
In the digital age, privacy is more important — and more under attack — than ever. We need new laws that protect our rights, not just from government overreach, but from big tech surveillance capitalism as well.
We will::
You shouldn’t need to sacrifice your privacy to use a smartphone, attend a protest, or worship freely.
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Freedom Is Non-Negotiable
We cannot fight for justice, equity, and civil rights without defending the fundamental liberties that make protest, organizing, and community power possible.
- Ending the surveillance state
- Repealing unconstitutional laws
- Holding government accountable
- Protecting the rights of every American — no matter your faith, skin color, or political beliefs
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Join us to dismantle the surveillance machine and restore the rights guaranteed by our Constitution.
Truth Over Power. People Over Politics.