[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping! You'll find Judge Lamberth's name all over the Downside Legacy. He was hard as nails on the Clinton Administration which offended the court many times and in many ways. Having dealt with that for nearly a decade, I wouldn't be surprised if he was soured against the executive branch altogether thus becoming an obstruction to national security under Bush. But I do not suspect him of being intentionally harmful.

[Sacajaweau]

If you go to the FISA site directly, you will see reports for every year, as well as dissertations on the importance of obtaining intelligence.

One of the reports is specific that the President has powers as Commander in Chief that are not subject to THAT court.

Mary Jo White has a LONG dissertation on this site which I have not yet read...but will do so today....if I can.

Just google FISA.