In an infamous bipartisan compromise, congressional leaders agreed to the FISA provision, setting up secret courts to allow spying on Americans.
Now, with their latest laws, the Congress has made that which was illegal, legal – simply by passing a law.
They did it, not because they felt this was the right thing to do, but for the worst reasons – to not seem weak, and not open themselves to unflattering ads come reelection time.
Secret courts ? Secret wiretapping of Americans? What next – congressional approval for secret prisons? Secret torture?
Some may see this as hyperbole, but the political process is so twisted that there really isn't much that these politicians won't do to secure political advantage, or to protect one’s political flanks.
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