Worth remembering: on at least 1 occasion, the FISA Court said NSA surveillance violated the 4th Amendment. http://bit.ly/MB6CBl #NSAfiles
@speechboy71 But who checks? If Snowden correct not keystroke audits, but instead reports, you're in Exigent letters land. @attackerman
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@emptywheel & DiFi told me Court does not pre approve metadata database queries. Logical given mission of program but no check@speechboy71 -
@attackerman@emptywheel Yup, I'm aware of that. -
@speechboy71 then I'm not sure what your question is?@emptywheel -
@attackerman@emptywheel I think original point was that FISC ruling on minimization being unconstitutional is ev they're not a rubber stamp -
@speechboy71 But they are also, BY STATUTE, designed to be almost powerless.@attackerman -
@emptywheel@attackerman Well apparently not! -
@speechboy71 A good point I heard today: Judges who judge secretly don't get subject to embarrassment/criticism by peers.@emptywheel -
@speechboy71@emptywheel which is a potent if less-stated part of legal system. Dumb opinions impact career prospect. Not an issue w FISC - 14 more replies
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