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RC

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48. You are assuming those judges are needed in the first place.

Sun Jul 7, 2013, 05:19 PM

Jul 2013

If we were not such a war mongering, paranoid country, meddling in everyone else's business in the first place, none of these secret courts would be needed. Neither would we have all this wholesale invasion of privacy, 4th Amendment violations and unconstitutional sweeps of e-mail and web surfing on everyone.

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Did you know John Roberts is also chief justice of the NSA’s surveillance state? (seriously) [View all] WilliamPitt Jul 2013 OP

Wowzers. Very eye-opening piece of writing, to say the least. 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #1

Ya know, I saw that same subject line earlier, but skipped it thinking it was some hyperbolic rant arcane1 Jul 2013 #2

I added (seriously) to the OP headline just now WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #3

Additional comments on the link below ... Tx4obama Jul 2013 #4

No, no I did not know this! etherealtruth Jul 2013 #5

Btw, The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is the person that appoints the judges to the FISA Court Tx4obama Jul 2013 #6

The reason that there are so many Republican judges on the FISA Court is because... Tx4obama Jul 2013 #7

Oy WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #9

that is a tad misleading dsc Jul 2013 #39

I just read this on Shannyn Moore's FB page. Blue_In_AK Jul 2013 #8

Elections matter. Not having Gore take office in 2000 and 2004 is going to cause us problems that stevenleser Jul 2013 #10

weak sauce frylock Jul 2013 #14

Weak and stinky......nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #29

Yup, the 2000 election was a turning point in American history AZ Progressive Jul 2013 #20

They did not steal the election with good intentions in mind. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #31

Never mind all the election corruption in Ohio and Florida. RC Jul 2013 #42

If the sensible "Centrist" Democrats had not joined with their friends the Republicans, bvar22 Jul 2013 #50

Yes I read that. Rex Jul 2013 #11

yeh well now evidently glenn greenwald and his "agenda" is to be feared more.. frylock Jul 2013 #12

Yes, does anyone else have any suggestions about who should appoint those judges? The NLA? KittyWampus Jul 2013 #13

US. Rex Jul 2013 #15

Hmm, you may be on to something. A Reality TV show with a judgeship for the prize! KittyWampus Jul 2013 #17

We might get some really good competitors. Rex Jul 2013 #19

"Oh, they've had a bit of a morning in High Court". KittyWampus Jul 2013 #22

. Rex Jul 2013 #23

That red X across the eyes is good symbolism. RC Jul 2013 #44

A civilian board of review would not break my heart. WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #16

I don't want to make the call and be incarcerated. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #30

POTUS with Senate confirmation maybe treestar Jul 2013 #46

I'm afraid my google fu is inadequate to the task. Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #57

American Democracy is an Illusion AZ Progressive Jul 2013 #18

Thank you for posting this. I already knew this bit information, thanks to it's having been posted scarletwoman Jul 2013 #21

Thanks for your concern. Zorra Jul 2013 #24

Oh, I was gonna... WilliamPitt Jul 2013 #25

K&R. (nt) Kurovski Jul 2013 #26

American democracy as we knew it is completly gone. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #27

Count me as one who didn't know either ismnotwasm Jul 2013 #28

It's a good point to bring up davidpdx Jul 2013 #32

Even scarier..... ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #33

ohheckyeah, is this the definition of a 'Kangaroo Court' ? nt bonniebgood Jul 2013 #38

Let's put it this way... ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #41

Because before the FISA court, there were no checks and balances at all treestar Jul 2013 #45

Okay, take a moment and think about this regarding District Court judges... Tx4obama Jul 2013 #34

So much for Founders' Intent and Strict Constructionists bucolic_frolic Jul 2013 #35

Oh, it's Strict Constructionisim", but only if you're into S&M Demeter Jul 2013 #40

What I like most about DU is if I miss a post with must know information mountain grammy Jul 2013 #36

Hey, no problem magellan Jul 2013 #37

It is whoever is the CJ at the time treestar Jul 2013 #43

You are assuming those judges are needed in the first place. RC Jul 2013 #48

That's a different issue treestar Jul 2013 #49

Only IF you were an authoritarian Psycho paranoid like Nixon. bvar22 Jul 2013 #51

You obviously didn't read the link treestar Jul 2013 #55

Then WHY bother with all that FISA Court crap in the first place if it was all Perfectly Leeegaaal? bvar22 Jul 2013 #60

Let's get rid of it then treestar Jul 2013 #61

Did people sleep through the passage of FISA? Recursion Jul 2013 #47

In 1978?? Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #53

Well, I was talking about the 2008 amendment Recursion Jul 2013 #54

If the 2008 amendment made some more safeguards treestar Jul 2013 #58

I too make the perfect the enemy of the good sometimes Recursion Jul 2013 #59

Like the mob. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #52

Ezra Means Well...but, he's stuck back in the Clinton Years...and can't get out of it.... KoKo Jul 2013 #56

I read that this weekend. He's the one who appointed all 11 members of the current court. Ten out spicegal Jul 2013 #62

A painful read... blackspade Jul 2013 #63

I knew this from the moment I learned about the FISA court Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #64