re: #102 HSG

That’s not really the role of a judge as I understand it. The adversarial system that the columnist was referring to requires that all parties’ interests be represented. The judge weighs the arguments of the various parties and makes a ruling. If the only party that gets to make an argument is the Justice dept, the NSA or some other interested government agency then you have an imbalance. No one is pushing the government to make a solid case and no one is representing the broader interests of the public.