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quakerboy

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23. Who watches the watchers?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 12:13 AM

Aug 2013

Im betting their corporate masters have spies on their spies. But we the people sure as hell dont.

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The Chief Judge of Secret FISA Court Admits In Written Statement That It Cannot Properly Oversee NSA [View all] kpete Aug 2013 OP

The facade is falling, and falling fast... methinks nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #1

So, NO oversight. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #2

All of Obama's assertions are falling apart. dkf Aug 2013 #11

it sucks. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #12

Me too!!! Gave money, canvassed... dkf Aug 2013 #15

I want judicial oversight of the three-letter-agencies moved to the mainline federal courts. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #3

Jeez thanks Judge. It would have been nice if these judges had like, done their job. limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #4

Nobody would have known what he was talking about if not for SNOWDEN. dkf Aug 2013 #10

And that's ^^the truth^^. "Courage is contagious". n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #17

None of us would have known how massive it was, either...if not for Snowden. KoKo Aug 2013 #38

Hell, they could have been charged themselves, had they said too much that was not public. X_Digger Aug 2013 #22

Then he would have had to flee to Russia. caseymoz Aug 2013 #29

what are the "drastic steps"? nt grasswire Aug 2013 #5

great ? kpete Aug 2013 #8

It seems that nobody wants to take ownership of this runaway train. Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #6

Regarding the Constitution, "trust us" is not acceptable. neverforget Aug 2013 #7

Boom...game, set, and match. dkf Aug 2013 #9

There goes another of the excuses as to why all this is just fine. 'We have the FISA Court that sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #13

"In the end when the 'secrets' are revealed, we find out why they had to be so secret and usually Th1onein Aug 2013 #26

He's a hack Bush appointee but he did write something telling regarding the Guantanamo cases. rug Aug 2013 #14

This is where ProSense Aug 2013 #16

You know this means Jack if the Republicans aren't on board with it AZ Progressive Aug 2013 #18

OK, so what are you expecting to happen, ProSense Aug 2013 #20

No, if I understand correctly… isn't this judge commenting on what happens AFTER warrants are given? KittyWampus Aug 2013 #21

Why would FISA court provide the oversight that CONGRESS should be doing? Hello? KittyWampus Aug 2013 #19

Because the law requires FISC judicial oversight: 50 USC § 1803(h) and FISC rules of procedure 13a Melinda Aug 2013 #25

........ ohheckyeah Aug 2013 #28

I believe it's been revealed caseymoz Aug 2013 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author nenagh Aug 2013 #32

Who watches the watchers? quakerboy Aug 2013 #23

Surprise! Surprise? Surprise. n/t DirkGently Aug 2013 #24

What a ohheckyeah Aug 2013 #27

ROFLMFAO: "it must trust the government to report when it improperly spies on Americans" Coyotl Aug 2013 #30

Bottom line: the NSA has no oversight. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #33

pretty much kpete Aug 2013 #35

^ Wilms Aug 2013 #34

But Booz Allen Hamilton would never cover anything up, surely? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #36

Anyway, who's going to listen to a Black Helicopter Judge? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #37

K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #39

K&R woo me with science Aug 2013 #40