Surveillance rules loosened. I have, oh-so-cynically, referred to
the court set up under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as
a "phony
baloney" court that grants rubber-stamp approval to virtually
every snooping request that comes its way. Of course, I base that
subjective assessment on the fact that, in 11 years, the
court has denied ... MOREJ.D. Tuccille: Court Secretly Expands NSA Power
Surveillance rules loosened. I have, oh-so-cynically, referred to
the court set up under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as
a "phony
baloney" court that grants rubber-stamp approval to virtually
every snooping request that comes its way. Of course, I base that
subjective assessment on the fact that, in 11 years, the
court has denied ... MORE