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The obvious counterpoint to your last question is "Why shouldn't we punish our intelligence agencies just because we don't hold our elected officials accountabl
by bmelton 13y ago
The obvious counterpoint to your last question is "Why shouldn't we punish our intelligence agencies just because we don't hold our elected officials accountable."
Two rights don't make a wrong, and that argument is just as specious as those who argue that "Well there are already infringements on the second amendment, why shouldn't there be infringements on the fourth?" Logical fallacies notwithstanding, the real question is why don't we hold more elected officials and their appointees accountable? Because it is they who we entrust to police themselves.
The problem is that there are too few punishments meted out, and if we continue to allow our elected officials and their appointees to do what they like without fear of reprisal, it can only get worse.
- trebor 13y agoI agree. I asked that last question because I doubt the American public these days. The politicians that enabled these fiascos deserve every bit the same punishment as the organization(s) that overstepped their proper bounds. I hope both are punished. But at the end of the day, I doubt that either will get what they deserve.