What bothers me is that the NSA often acts adversarially with its oversight committees. As Techdirt reported[1], the LOVEINT violations weren't reported to the

What bothers me is that the NSA often acts adversarially with its oversight committees. As Techdirt reported[1], the LOVEINT violations weren't reported to the Senate Intelligence Committee until just a few days ago, despite occurring over a period of years. Without a watcher, there's nothing to stop more instances of operator abuse or expansive interpretations of the governing legislation (despite the Constitution). The EFF has put out a good post on the flaws of the investigations into the NSA[2]. [1] https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130823/18432024301/nsa-admits-okay-okay-there-have-been-bunch-intentional-abuses-including-spying-loved-ones.shtml?cid=182 https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130823/18432024301/nsa-a... [2] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/three-illusory-investigations-nsa-spying-are-unable-succeed https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/three-illusory-investi...