They're manpulating us right into a "frickin" Tea Bagger veto proof majority

[DallasNE]

81. But We Have Known The Broad Outline Of These Programs Since 2006

Once the data is collected there is another subpoena required that states what phone number(s) are being targeted, the purpose for the request and the data sought. The FISA court can then approve, reject or modify the data that can be collected. Also, many of the details that first came out are wrong and the Washington Post has both retracted and modified their original report in a manner that is far less sensational. In other words, more garbage reporting. Am I happy with the Patriot Act that allows all of this -- not in the least. But these reminders need to surface right before the bill comes up for renewal and not several months after the fact when it does little good. If fact, there was a leak last December outlining the very data quoted here but nobody saw it as the news item it was, thanks to MSM's selective reporting. Make no mistake, this is a Jim DeMint inspired story and MSM is carrying his water for him, even making it sound worse than it really is. Sound familiar? Some things never change.