William J. Kemble writes in the Daily Freeman U.S. Representative Chris Gibson on Thurs., July 25, said his vote against continuing a domestic spying program was about defending the privacy of Americans. The House voted Wednesday to continue the National Security Agency’s authority to collect information about communications between U.S. citizens even if not related to a specific investigation. Gibson said he “was concerned when I was first reviewing these bills for reauthorization that we could end up in a situation where the government is collecting information and stepping on our privacies without probable cause. As is now evident, that is what the government is doing. They are collecting all this information on us, and that’s wrong.” Gibson cited the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, which protects Americans from illegal searches and seizures. He said supporters of continuing the program have not demonstrated that collecting private information has assisted in investigations. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.