Presidential Advisory Committee’s Recommendations for N.S.A.

Does anyone have this document as something better than a printout on a series of postage stamps that have been scanned at a 15 degree angle?

"the Agency is indispensable"

Stopped reading right there. Someone else can come along and tell everyone the rest of the story, but that's the only indication that this is a failed attempt to save face by a failed administration.

There is no "deadly terror threat."

There is no "cyberwarfare" that requires "advanced intelligence and overseas surveillance."

There are no "new threats found every day."

Tell me, brilliant White House, where are these threats? During a judicial court summary, why was there no evidence presented of any deadly threat that required this sort of intrusion? Why did a federal judge condemn the surveillance as baseless?

There might be sweeping changes in this document. I don't care. The problem isn't with the NSA – it IS the NSA. The oppressive establishment must be dismantled board by board. That's the only way we can guarantee our rights, because if there are any sort of changes to the NSA, they'll just be reversed in 10 years when nobody's looking.

Besides, these are just blanket "recommendations." The NSA doesn't have to listen to these.