FISA Court Chief Judge Reggie Walton objects to the characterization of his court as a “rubber stamp” that will approve literally anything. Even though they approved an order to spy on every goddamn phone call in the United States.
President Obama objects to the media calling PRISM a “secret” program, even though the Powerpoint presentation that finally revealed it’s existence, some 5 years after it started, is stamped “Top Secret.”
I object to the idea that either of these men was able to rise to a position above crossing guard on a not-too-busy street.
