Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | John Roberts appointed every judge on the secretive and influential FISA court. Maybe it's time to spread around the authority. An entire shadow Constitution may be growing up, parsed by a court appointed by John Roberts. That secret growth seems more alarming because of reports that the chief justice's picks for the secret court have been skewed toward the Republican side of the bench. The chief appoints the members of many specialized judicial panels. But the FISA Court has morphed into a very powerful institution. Perhaps it's time the change the way it is constituted. |