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rob05c · 3648 days ago · link · · parent · post: Senate Republicans block the bill to end mass surveillance
It doesn't. The NSA is under the jurisdiction of the Executive Branch, i.e. the President. Obama can end mass surveillance any time he feels like it. Entirely. Personally, I think this is the Judicial Branch's responsibility. It's the Judicial Branch's job to overrule unconstitutional Executive and Legislative practices. SCOTUS should rule mass surveillance unconstitutional and put an end to it.So how can a program initiated by the executive branch without congressional oversight require congressional approval for termination?
the Obama administration pays lip-service to the notion of de-escalating the program