# Judge rules FISA is "exclusive" means for wiretapping -- POTUS can't use CinC power

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 3, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-rules-fisa-is-exclusive-means-for-wiretapping-potus-cant-use-cinc-power/455200 "2008-07-03T16:17:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-rules-fisa-is-exclusive-means-for-wiretapping-potus-cant-use-cinc-power/455200/15 "2008-07-07T01:04:03Z")

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Boy, sure is exciting watching lawyers argue. If I kept on like that for more than about four hours, I might need a doctor.

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