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I don't think the current vote was a referendum on the NSA any more than it was a referendum on guns, as some have alleged. However, we shouldn't discount how the resulting political alliances will affect policy: http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/the-nra-controls-con...

But when Congress had a 14% approval rating right before being 95% re-elected, you know our democracy isn't exactly letting us vote on the issues.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/nov/...



Congress has a 14% rating overall. Individual members have much much higher ratings.

People are quite happy with their individual congresspeople, they just aren't getting what they want overall, because everyone wants different things.


Thanks for correcting me.




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