rule changes to improve the federal background check system to keep guns out of the hands of those who are deemed mentally ill. the department of justice will work to clarify rules involving forcible commitments to mental institutions. they want to add both in-patient and out-patient forcible commitments to the system that already prohibits felons from legally owning a gun. also, the department of health and human services is proposing a new regulation to try and overcome hurdles and privacy laws with what health care providers can disclose to the background checks system. hhs says simply seeking health for mental health problems and getting care does not prohibit someone from getting a gun. an independent review panel urged president obama to stop letting the nsa collect americans' phone records in a massive data base. how did the government respond? by getting the secret fisa court to renew that authority today. at least they're telling us about it now. the director of national intelligence has declassified the fisa court's ruling. last month, one federal court judge ruled that bulk collection probably violates the constitution but another federal judge ruled that it doesn't, so