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CNN State of the Union August 18, 2013 13:21:00

the fisc, meaning the court, is forced to rely upon the accuracy of the information that is provided to the court. so the nsa brings all its information to the court and says, hey, here's our information. and they have got no way to independently know whether that information is correct or complete. and let's face it, spy agencies want to spy. it's what they do. they want to keep us safe. and the more the better for them, we understand that. >> that's right. and sometimes the nsa folks come after the fact to the court and say hey, court, here's what we say happened. here's what we believe happened. just approve it retroactively. so here's what i'm saying. you need to get advanced approval for even a query. certainly you need to get probable cause for any kind of content information. but even querying a phone number, what number did it call, you should have to go to the court first. second, to your other point, we should have somebody at the court whose job it is, whose responsibility it is to make sure that they're putting

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