Except that many of these oversight things have been toothless or rubber stamps (see Snowden revelations). And WRT go out and vote, these issues have continued

Except that many of these oversight things have been toothless or rubber stamps (see Snowden revelations). And WRT go out and vote, these issues have continued to degrade under both major parties. Unless you're advocating independents, in which case there's a hard discussion about the effectiveness of that...