Rep. Amash: Not Enough Votes in Congress to Reauthorize PATRIOT ActBy selfnews Post Amash states that the latest version of the USA Freedom Act does not prevent the governments illegal surveillance on Americans. He also said There are not enough votes in Congress to reauthorize it, referring to the PATRIOT Act which is set to expire in about a month, Amash writes on hisFacebook page: The latest USA Freedom Act does NOT end the governments unconstitutional bulk collection of private data on Americans. Congress should not mislead the public. House leadership has no leverage to stop genuine surveillance reform. ThePatriot Act, which has been used to spy on all Americans, expires on June 1. There are not enough votes in Congress to reauthorize it. Members of Congress who favor surveillance reform should quit the defeatism. The USA Freedom Act is not the best we can do. We have the American people on our side, and we have all the leverage. The two-term libertarian-minded Amash gained mainstream recognition in 2013 when hisAmash-Conyers amendment that would have ended the NSAs blanket collection of Americans telephone records nearly passed. Amash, whos prolific on social media, is also hitting Twitter hard to motivate his constituents and colleagues to remain principled for genuine reform. Justin Amash (@justinamash) April 30, 2015 Justin Amash (@justinamash) April 30, 2015 Justin Amash (@justinamash) April 30, 2015 