Laws and rules can always be broken. Safeguards can always miss corner-cases.

Let's fix the problems and watch the watchers.

But let's not get carried away with the hyperbole.

:-)

Yes, when President Gohmert takes office and stuffs the NSA/FBI/CIA/etc. with toadies, yes the system and the technology can be twisted to spy upon everyone at all times. J. Edgar, Jr. can be cloned and installed as Homeland Overlord. (If Bush can redefine torture as something innocuous, then lots of evil things are possible.) But that's a problem with having elections - not a problem with the NSA. Changing the laws governing the NSA won't prevent that. We have to elect sensible people.

Peace. :-)

Cheers,
Scott.