Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, told Newsmax on Tuesday that Republicans are starting to lay the legislative framework to protect Americans’ civil liberties through reforming Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which will be up for reauthorization next year.

“We are one year away from the 702 program of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, when that comes up for reauthorization, and I want to make sure we get a warrant requirement in there,” Jordan told “The Record With Greta Van Susteren.” “This giant database of information gets put together when our government is rightfully spying and surveilling foreigners, but what happens when they do that is they pick up Americans, as well.

“And what we’ve said is: If you’re going to go search that database, you’re going to use an American’s name, phone number, email address. You go to a separate and equal branch of government and get a probable-cause warrant. That’s how our great system works.

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