Here’s why one of the most conservative members of the House wants to rein in the NSA

A Q&A with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) who is joining with Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to sponsor legislation that would introduce an adversarial "Constitutional Advocate" into the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) Court -- the secret court that rules on the legality of National Surveillance Agency (NSA) spying programs.

Rep Jordan is one of the most conservative members of the House. He's a former chair of the conservative Republican Study Committee, and he earned a perfect rating from the American Conservative Union in 2012. When asked how he learned about the legislation, and why he is supporting it, Rep. Jordan told the Wall Street Journal: “It's consistent with our constitutional form of government, this is about checks and balances, this is about equal treatment under the law, this is about respect for the Fourth Amendment, so we said 'yeah, we like this idea, and we're happy to work along in a bipartisan way with our friends on the other side.'”