Quote Originally Posted by Rameusb5
Call me nieve, but I was under the impression that the executive branch received it's powers and rights from the legislative branch, and if it exceeded these boundries, the judicial branch could step in and stop them.
Not true. All branches are granted their powers by the Constitution. The executive branch isn't dependent on the legislative for it's powers.

Why exactly do we maintain a FISA court, if it's not being used?
Some would argue that FISA was unconstitutional.

I don't really have a strong opinion on this yet- just wanted to make a few observations.