[Gene Eric]

>> the politicians let the NSA run loose, and this is the inevitable result.

The NSA is the weapon. Congress pulls the trigger.

Snowden is not a hero. The NSA is not the boogeyman. It is our “representatives” that continually betray us.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Simply put

[CodeToad]

“The NSA is the weapon. Congress pulls the trigger.”

That weapon is out of control and no one in Congress dares try to reign it in. Most don’t even have the security clearance to have any affect.