FISC Judges Own Stock in Telecoms They Let NSA Access

[DamianTV]

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...et-nsa-access/

Two years ago, the acronyms FISC or FISA would require a majority to frantically hit the Google search. But thanks to Edward Snowden and his leaked information regarding the NSA, the general public is now aware of the domestic-based Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's role: approving all government requests to engage in its various spying initiatives.

This weekend, Vice discovered an unusual, additional role for two FISC judges—stakeholder. According to 2013 financial disclosures obtained by the website, FISC Judge Susan Wright and FISC Judge Dennis Saylor each owned Verizon stock. Wright purchased (Scribd) $15,000 or less on October 22 and Saylor collected (Scribd) less than $1,000 from his stock in 2013. (As Vice notes, "the precise amount and value of each investment is unclear—like many government ethics disclosures, including those for federal lawmakers, investments amounts are revealed within certain ranges of value.)

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Judges sleeping in Courts. Judges that cant be sued when having sex with one of the Litigants. Its not just the Cops that are in contempt. "Exempt from Justice" or "Unaccountable Authority". Fascism at its finest, and only continuing downhill.

[phill4paul]

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...et-nsa-access/



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Judges sleeping in Courts. Judges that cant be sued when having sex with one of the Litigants. Its not just the Cops that are in contempt. "Exempt from Justice" or "Unaccountable Authority". Fascism at its finest, and only continuing downhill.

Add to that the prosecutors and the gaolers. The legislators and the regulators. When the "system" ain't working it's time for a reset.

[Natural Citizen]

If it's not one thing then it's another. I'd say that it's unbelievable but any more nothing is surprising. It's comparable to Clarence Thomas sitting in on Monsanto cases.

[enhanced_deficit]

Freedom.