House votes to continue NSA spying on citizens

[Fisherking]

Their oversight by judges is phony. They look only at the laws with permit them to spy (patriot act and Defense bill, while not considering the Constitution. That is no protection at all.

The idea of a regulatory panel is sound, it is just likely that it will be co-opted.

Anything done in secret is likely to turn out the same and the government wishes to keep it all secret.