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		claudius on June 8, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Government likely to open criminal probe into NSA ... It appears this was justified by a specific law that was passed by the representatives of the people for the people, so why should they investigate the NSA, especially in a democratic country?

AnthonyMouse on June 8, 2013 | [–]

Are you saying they should investigate Congress instead?

(I noticed that nobody has specified who the "they" is. In a democracy, maybe the "they" is supposed to be "us"?)

philwelch on June 8, 2013 | [–]

Well, representatives of the gerrymanders for the gerrymanders.

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