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31. http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_special_fisc.html

Sun Jun 9, 2013, 11:42 PM

Jun 2013

"Congress in 1978 established the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as a special court and authorized the Chief Justice of the United States to designate seven federal district court judges to review applications for warrants related to national security investigations. Judges serve for staggered, non-renewable terms of no more than seven years, and must be from different judicial circuits."

The CJUS is constrained to pick only federal district court judges, They have all been through the nomination/confirmation process or they are not federal judges.

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White House Says Congress Was Briefed 13 Times on Surveillance Programs [View all] steve2470 Jun 2013 OP

an idiot Oklahoma Congressman denies he was briefed OKNancy Jun 2013 #1

Anybody can get elected and make up shit as they go along Cha Jun 2013 #5

Congress should be treated as we treat our children. juajen Jun 2013 #23

Hmmm. This issue, if used properly could be used to rid the nation of Kahuna Jun 2013 #2

after the wolves fiasco don't much care PatrynXX Jun 2013 #12

Don't care. Cha Jun 2013 #3

So how does that make spying on innocent Americans OK? Corruption Inc Jun 2013 #4

Everyone wants some transparency into this right? It's important for us to gain some info o BenzoDia Jun 2013 #6

Not everybody wants transparency Andy823 Jun 2013 #15

Well, Obama said he wants Americans to be "comfortable" with this snooping shit Art_from_Ark Jun 2013 #22

FISA court (created under Carter) was also told and approved. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #7

FISA court - enlightenment Jun 2013 #27

Every individual serving rotation on the FISA court has been through Presidential Nomination and 24601 Jun 2013 #29

Citation please, enlightenment Jun 2013 #30

http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_special_fisc.html 24601 Jun 2013 #31

They are federal judges but they enlightenment Jun 2013 #32

You are the one splitting hairs. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #36

Look, enlightenment Jun 2013 #37

I disagree with your interpretation. Their confirmation process makes them Article III officials 24601 Jun 2013 #39

I did not say they were beholden to enlightenment Jun 2013 #40

According to Obama the program didnt spy on americans. cstanleytech Jun 2013 #9

I guess that OWS was special PuffedMica Jun 2013 #18

Because CONGRESS--not the guy in the WHITE HOUSE--makes LAW. nt MADem Jun 2013 #10

Excellent point Andy823 Jun 2013 #13

Who signed the Patriot Act renewal into law? brentspeak Jun 2013 #25

After criticizing it heavily as a candidate. Psephos Jun 2013 #33

As far as I know, nothing in the act REQUIRES him to break Constitutional law askeptic Jun 2013 #28

But, Mr. President.. pmorlan1 Jun 2013 #8

I take it to mean the Bush/Cheney regime. asjr Jun 2013 #11

And Republicans lied about it 13 times. As usual. Berlum Jun 2013 #14

Some folks in Congress need to reread the Constitution struggle4progress Jun 2013 #16

The immunity is from the executive and judicial branches. Their own house can question them 24601 Jun 2013 #38

Hardly ever happens: five expulsions from the House and fifteen from the Senate since 1789 struggle4progress Jun 2013 #41

Finger pointing is lame. Ed Suspicious Jun 2013 #17

They want partisan finger pointing. A most useful distraction. n/t Psephos Jun 2013 #34

There is an important word in there: "Classified" BlueStreak Jun 2013 #19

The vast majority of classified material is available to every member of Congress. Most of them, 24601 Jun 2013 #42

That is simply not true. BlueStreak Jun 2013 #43

So. Herlong Jun 2013 #20

. . . after they were bought and paid for. snot Jun 2013 #21

Does that make it better? (NT) Heywood J Jun 2013 #24

Of course they were briefed... Adam-Bomb Jun 2013 #26

So? They were briefed that American's rights were being destroyed. It's OK then? Kablooie Jun 2013 #35