Reporting from politico suggests House intelligence committee leaders want at least part of the floor debate on Section 702 (the law authorizing vast swaths of US surveillance) to happen IN SECRET.

Initially spotted on Liza Goiteins twitter feed, who recently posted a really good overview thread on the subject here: https://twitter.com/LizaGoitein/status/1757053084197368026

> Most lawmakers want major reform of Section 702. The Judiciary Committee’s reform bill passed out of committee on a 35-2 vote. Intelligence committee leaders know they can’t win on an even playing field, so they’re trying to use secrecy to avoid reform. Make no mistake: a secret session is completely unnecessary. National security legislation is openly debated in every …

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