>"Congress can simply cut their budget. The President can fire who he wants in the executive branch. Talk about it in the court of public opinion. Discourage "v

>"Congress can simply cut their budget. The President can fire who he wants in the executive branch. Talk about it in the court of public opinion. Discourage "voting X no matter who" and focus on issues rather than sides." Were it so easy. I feel like the same sentiment could apply to the military industrial complex, wherein congress could cut the budget at any time, the President could dismiss the most bellicose and wasteful officers, and the citizenry could focus on the issue rather than partisanship. Indeed, left and right seem to believe we spend way to much on certain military projects, yet nothing ever seems to be done about the ballooning budgets. I believe one of the most sinister things about our intelligence apparatus is the fact that hoovering up all this data means it is easier than ever to blackmail our politicians who happen to be digital natives. I can only imagine how badly Millennial and Gen Z politicians can be made to look if their browser history were to leak.