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To: Ken522
Why can’t the judges on the FISA panel be held responsible for committing illegal activity?

Those judges cannot independently investigate every claim and justification in the DOJ's FISA applications. It is the one legal process where, due to its inherent need for secrecy, the DOJ must present both incriminating and exculpatory information and identify the sources and reliability. The FISA court relies on FBI/DOJ for the integrity of the application and a fair representation of the pros and cons. When the DOJ subverts that integrity, the FISA judges have no way of knowing and only FBI/DOJ can be held responsible for the illegal activity.

Similarly, SCOTUS Chief John Roberts doesn't have time and resources to review each FISA case and isn't expected to; he just appoints the FISA judges on a rotating basis. The problem here is that there is no way to appeal a FISA Court judgement to the SCOTUS because typically the targets of FISA warrants don't and shouldn't know that they are being surveilled.

27 posted on 05/11/2019 5:43:42 PM PDT by SFConservative
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To: SFConservative

Sounds reasonable..

Are you in the legal field?


31 posted on 05/11/2019 6:23:30 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: SFConservative

yes but the fisa court has done nothing since they found out they were duped..

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/03/02/mark_levin_abolish_secret_fisa_court_if_judges_cant_be_held_accountable.html


33 posted on 05/11/2019 6:32:36 PM PDT by rolling_stone (Hang em slowly don't boil the rope make it a little short...)
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