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So are you saying the agencies should be "rogue" and completely independent from Congress?
by higherpurpose 13y ago
So are you saying the agencies should be "rogue" and completely independent from Congress?
- gcb0 13y agoYes, his comment is just a winded way of saying ends justifies means.
- tokenadult 13y agoNo. A diligent search of my previous comments on HN will remind readers that I participated in the Restore the Fourth public protests in Minneapolis last summer,[1] and in general I support effective civilian oversight by elected officials of all intelligence and covert action operations of the United States government. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5991375#up_5992149 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5991375#up_5992149 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7071480#up_7072301 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7071480#up_7072301 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5985285#up_5985720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5985285#up_5985720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6258037 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6258037