emptywheel

I actually wasn't referring to you, as you've noted the dual deadline in the past. But my feed is positively overtaken with apparent newcomers to the April deadline, pushing it as a reason this is no big deal.

Virtually everyone knowledgeable I know thinks there'll be short term. But April IS a reason this is no big deal. April, and the PAA precedent.

Short term reauth that gets us past Nov 2018 would be reasonable solution to completely unreasonable mess they've created. Anything that sunsets prior and closer to Nov is just more gamesmanship on a total lapse. Call me a cynic but I presume it's part of the strategy.

Who is "they"? The IC, that still hasn't briefed all staffers on what they're doing? The IC which won't even accept HJC, which is mostly lip service to reform?

"They" is Congress and (moreso) the White House, which has entirely botched the interagency and Hill outreach and let easy compromise opportunities pass for no good reason.

I"ll grant you the WH. But I actually think HJC engaged in good faith (and a great deal of work, even I don't like outcome). HPSCI refused it bc the IC told them to.

I agree HJC engaged in good faith. I just think their outcome did a whole lot of harm while offering very little meaningful reform (and take it you agree on at least the latter part).

Agree on the latter part. Actually think Warner's solution (FISC rubber stamp) better than CRM only warrants, if only bc we'd get a real #. But not w/codification of Tor exception, which IMO should never be/have been permitted w/o debate.