look further into this, u.s. district judge reggie walton had this to say recently in "the washington post." 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