I imagine the NSA having dirt on numerous Congressional representatives, and I imagine the leverage obtained via threat of judicious release of such info in a p

I imagine the NSA having dirt on numerous Congressional representatives, and I imagine the leverage obtained via threat of judicious release of such info in a politically damaging way. Not in a way that reveals the wiretap of course; think 'parallel construction.' Now imagine the congresswoman or man who attempts to reduce the funding or curtail the powers of the NSA, and how convincing they could be in dissuading any action that slows the increase of powers, privileges or funding for the security agencies. As with entropy I can only see the arrow moving in one direction, heedless of the concerns of the population or their representatives.