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How much power do these scary bureaucratic agencies FBI, CIA, NSA actually yield in comparison to our elected politicians, anyway? Do they have any real account
by nakedrobot2 14y ago
How much power do these scary bureaucratic agencies FBI, CIA, NSA actually yield in comparison to our elected politicians, anyway? Do they have any real accountability?
- pyre 14y agoThey answer to the President, and partially to Congress (as they hold the purse-strings). How much they answer to the President is anyone's guess.
- mtgx 14y agoNo, not really. If they are in danger of having a lawsuit against them, they can usually just brush it off with the "state secrets" privilege, and if they are actually found guilty of doing illegal things, well...nothing happens to them. The worst that happens is that they need to change their methods, if that. Now, if they get themselves in a sexual scandal, they are expected to present their resignation immediately. Because obviously that matters much more than doing something unconstitutional.