Congress screwed up the FISA amendment. It’s been well disclosed here by Correntian commentators.

The six-month sunset provisions - not really true. The careful crafting of limitations by the Congress - also not true.

We know that Bush/Cheney et al., seek the unitary executive, massive power grabs. In enacting the “Protect America Act”, Congress was too stupid, lazy, politically intimidated or eager to go on break to fight them.

At least we have the judicial branch of the federal government to protect us against this legislation – or do we? The language of this bill is so obnoxious as to actually make it impossible to have any review at all. Score one more for the White House. Read more…