[Peach]

And in late 2000, after federal prosecutors discovered a series of legally inconsequential errors and omissions in certain al Qaeda--related surveillance applications the FISA court had previously approved, the court's infamously prickly presiding judge, Royce Lamberth, appears to have had a temper tantrum ferocious enough to all but shut down the Justice Department's terrorism wiretapping program.

In another article, I read that FISA refused to accept warrants from a particular FBI agent because he had made an error in his application for a warrant. The FBI agent used FISA frequently and I think the FISA judges just got tired of dealing with his numerous applications.

[Marine_Uncle]

"...the court's infamously prickly presiding judge, Royce Lamberth, appears to have had a temper tantrum ferocious enough to all but shut down the Justice Department's terrorism wiretapping program."
Why can't we have special laws put in place that of course are carefully monitored, and give permission to a small number of Intel Agency operatives to be able to beat this type guy up with lead pipes until he does not move.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Peach, it could be the temper tantrum was more related to personal reasons for him not wanting the wiretaps?????