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		zepto on Oct 14, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PRISM – NSA surveillance program did not prevent a... One explanation would be some cabal or ‘the political class’ having an authoritarian agenda. The other would be that some of the danger is real and people in power are wary of giving up tools to fight it. Most likely both have significant truth.

InitialLastName on Oct 14, 2020 [–]

And/or that it's a local jobs program for enough representatives' districts that cutting it is a no-go, the same issue as with many other military-industrial programs.

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