Actually the NSA's overreach is more a problem with the executive branch. Congress tried to establish checks and balances over the intelligence community by es

Actually the NSA's overreach is more a problem with the executive branch. Congress tried to establish checks and balances over the intelligence community by establishing FISA after Watergate, but it wasn't enough. Judge Leon's ruling [1] actually discusses the shortcomings of the FISA court. [1] http://legaltimes.typepad.com/files/obamansa.pdf http://legaltimes.typepad.com/files/obamansa.pdf