It's not one person doing something bad, it's an entire powerful organization that pays for the livelihood of the people who work those whistleblower channels.
I have a hard time believing congress didn't authorize it in the first place. I am probably uninformed, but it seems reasonable and likely that prism is authorized directly by the patriot act. Congress told us they were going to do it, and they did it.
It's not one person doing something bad, it's an entire powerful organization that pays for the livelihood of the people who work those whistleblower channels.
I have a hard time believing congress didn't authorize it in the first place. I am probably uninformed, but it seems reasonable and likely that prism is authorized directly by the patriot act. Congress told us they were going to do it, and they did it.
There are no good answers.