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But they are not doing the business of government, they are determining what the business of government is. And in particular as Congress is a co-equal branch
by JackFr 11y ago
But they are not doing the business of government, they are determining what the business of government is. And in particular as Congress is a co-equal branch of government to the Presidency. Just as Congress shouldn't ask the GAO Office of Special Investigations to bug the Oval Office, the President should not have the NSA conduct surveillance on members of Congress.
- wpietri 11y agoSure, but citizens are also determining what the business of government is. "Of the people, by the people, for the people." One could argue that government shouldn't be in the business of wholesale surveillance. One could also argue that the government should be hoovering up everything, because safety (or whatever). But when lawmakers argue for wholesale surveillance of everybody except themselves, I don't think there's any sort of logical consistency there.