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Church was subject to recall efforts in 1967, but a court ruled them unlawful. He then proceeded to win re-election the next year.
Church was subject to recall efforts in 1967, but a court ruled them unlawful. He then proceeded to win re-election the next year.
===Church Committee===
===Church Committee===
Church headed the "Church Committee", the senatorial committee that would become the the [[Senate Intelligence Committee]], which is the [[Deep State]]'s arm in the Senate. There, he uncovered the Lockheed Bribery scandal.
Church headed the "Church Committee", the senatorial committee that would become the [[Senate Intelligence Committee]], which is the [[Deep State]]'s arm in the Senate. There, he uncovered the Lockheed Bribery scandal.
While on the committee, Church learned of the surprising power of the NSA to monitor people and intrude into their lives through surveillance. Speaking of the electronic monitoring power of the NSA, Church said in 1975:
While on the committee, Church learned of the surprising power of the NSA to monitor people and intrude into their lives through surveillance. Speaking of the electronic monitoring power of the NSA, Church said in 1975:
Because of his criticism of the [[Vietnam War]] (and perhaps the NSA), the NSA monitored him in "Project Minaret", along with [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] and [[Howard Baker]]. The NSA would later say that "Project Minaret" was "disreputable if not outright illegal."
Because of his criticism of the [[Vietnam War]] (and perhaps the NSA), the NSA monitored him in "Project Minaret", along with [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] and [[Howard Baker]]. The NSA would later say that "Project Minaret" was "disreputable if not outright illegal."
The Church Committee uncovered several foreign coups, assassinations, and attempted assassinations of foreign leaders, often by rogue elements within the CIA without presidential authorization.
The committee also learned of [[Operation Mockingbird]], the extent of infiltration and control of American media and the press to influence American public opinion and perceptions about CIA activities.
===Foreign policy===
===Foreign policy===
Church was the chairman of the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] from 1979 to 1981. He was an opponent of the [[Vietnam War]], though he had been a supporter early on.
Church was the chairman of the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] from 1979 to 1981. He was an opponent of the [[Vietnam War]], though he had been a supporter early on.