HUGE: Federal judges are revolting (no pun intended)!!! (WAPO)

[kpete]

Judges on Surveillance Court To Be Briefed on Spy Program

By Carol D. Leonnig and Dafna Linzer
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, December 22, 2005; Page A01

The presiding judge of a secret court that oversees government surveillance in espionage and terrorism cases is arranging a classified briefing for her fellow judges to address their concerns about the legality of President Bush's domestic spying program, according to several intelligence and government sources.

Several members of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court said in interviews that they want to know why the administration believed secretly listening in on telephone calls and reading e-mails of U.S. citizens without court authorization was legal. Some of the judges said they are particularly concerned that information gleaned from the president's eavesdropping program may have been improperly used to gain authorized wiretaps from their court.


"The questions are obvious," said U.S. District Judge Dee Benson of Utah. "What have you been doing, and how might it affect the reliability and credibility of the information we're getting in our court?"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/21/AR2005122102326.html
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/12/21/222519/72

[CornField]

1. I'm not too familiar with federal courts, but at the local and state level

This would be cause for just about every case tried in the past four years to be tossed out: ill-gotten gains.

[EC]

2. That was my thought too.. n/t

[Ksec]

3. Wow

You know when they piss off Judges youve really screwed the pooch. I cant ever remember Judges revolting like this. This may be what we need to get rid of this dictator who ignores the laws and abuses his power as if hes above us all.

Raised spoiled, still stomping his feet when he doesnt get his way/

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

4. This is going to snowball, huge. Can't you just feel it???

This has momentum, and I don't think it can be put back under the rug so easily.

[Bozita]

5. I believe this is called MUTINY -- a reverse "Saturday Night Massacre"

FISA judges make pre-emptive attack.

They have no choice.

[Oilwellian]

6. This is getting very interesting

The Judiciary is the 3rd co-equal branch. It seems they and the legislature are ganging up on poor Georgie. :evilgrin:

[Sydnie]

7. "Activist Judges"

Get ready. You know that phrase is going to get it's chance to fully dance around the dance floor now. Won't matter if blivet** appointed them or not. They will be labeled "Activist Judges".

I say ... good for them and good for us!