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The problem with FISA as I understand it is not illuminati. It's that the court probably approves almost everything the government asks for without scrutiny. In
by asveikau 3y ago
The problem with FISA as I understand it is not illuminati. It's that the court probably approves almost everything the government asks for without scrutiny. In general, most courts probably have issues like this -- when their job might be oversight and scrutiny they end up as a rubber stamp for the powerful, like cops, prosecutors, etc. For FISA it's especially bad because decisions and arguments made aren't public.
- ethbr1 3y agoBut it nonetheless exists and could be reformed if there were political will. There was a (much worse) time when FISA didn't exist. There can also be a future time in which something even stronger exists! It's annoying to get low-effort whatabout'isms that are justifications for inaction on the basis that nothing will ever change. It has and it can.
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- asveikau 3y agoI don't think I'm doing whataboutism by stating common criticisms of US criminal justice and of FISA. Although, having considered these topics over the years, I am skeptical that we will do better. Humans are flawed. Truth and justice are hard to achieve, even with the best intentions. Anyone involved with these topics -- judges, prosecutors, lawmakers -- should have a very high sense of humility in what they are doing. Often they do not.