[Lazamataz]

This and this alone should be enough for the US Congress to ELIMINATE the NSA lock, stock and barrel.

....and every single employee of the agency blacklisted from working for government (Federal, State or Local), and ANY job related even tangentially to Information Technology, and ANY job involving Personally Identifying Information.

The employees knew damned well what they were signing on to.

[OneWingedShark]

....and every single employee of the agency blacklisted from working for government (Federal, State or Local), and ANY job related even tangentially to Information Technology, and ANY job involving Personally Identifying Information.

Hm, that might be agreeable; though I'd actually prefer that they were prosecuted under 18 USC 241 & 242 — both are felonies.