Ok, I'll try again. Yes, we know about the FISA courts. Yes, we know what they are mandated to do. Yes, we know they work with intelligence agencies.
The problem, as I see it, is the secret of exactly what they are doing in terms of American people and/or businesses that require they place gag orders on nearly everything they do.
I wouldn't say that they "sentence" people as in a normal court of law, but what happens if you defy one of their orders? If I were to ignore their gag orders then they'll just say "oh well, too bad for us"? The reason we don't know what happens in that case is because, as far as I know, no one has openly defied the orders.
Notice I said the Justice Department, not FISA, knocks on your door.
Saying this court throws people into secret prisons via secret orders enabled by secret laws is, of course, FUD. But then, I'm not saying any of that at all.
The problem, as I see it, is the secret of exactly what they are doing in terms of American people and/or businesses that require they place gag orders on nearly everything they do.
I wouldn't say that they "sentence" people as in a normal court of law, but what happens if you defy one of their orders? If I were to ignore their gag orders then they'll just say "oh well, too bad for us"? The reason we don't know what happens in that case is because, as far as I know, no one has openly defied the orders.
Notice I said the Justice Department, not FISA, knocks on your door.
Saying this court throws people into secret prisons via secret orders enabled by secret laws is, of course, FUD. But then, I'm not saying any of that at all.