Congress Is Out Of Touch On NSA

The latest attempt to limit the NSA fails and Congress shows how out of touch it is. The more we hear from our esteemed Congressmen and women, the less we respect them. Somehow, they seem to think that monitoring our calls, emails, and blogs is OK.  What a poor bunch of examples of humankind!

Conservative Tom

House Narrowly Rejects Effort to Limit N.S.A. Surveillance A divided House defeated legislation Wednesday that would have blocked the National Security Agency from collecting vast amounts of phone records, handing the Obama administration a hard-fought victory in the first Congressional showdown on intelligence policy since Edward Snowden’s security breaches last month. But the bipartisan coalition, pressing to rein in the N.S.A., vowed that the increasing outrage unleashed by Mr. Snowden’s leaks would overwhelm opposition in the coming months. The 217-205 vote was far closer than expected and displayed the shifting allegiances and fierce lobbying on both sides. Conservative Republicans — leery of what they see as Obama administration abuses of power — teamed with liberal Democrats long opposed to intrusive intelligence programs in a left-right coalition. The Obama administration made common cause with the House Republican leadership to try to block it. READ MORE » http://www.nytimes.com?emc=edit_na_20130724