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sliverstorm on Jan 16, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Obama’s Path From Critic to Overseer of Spying

the burden of proof is very much on them

But who do they have to prove it to? The public, or the people they actually report to?

wmeredith on Jan 16, 2014 [–]

They're salaries are paid in tax dollars. The public is who they report to.

sliverstorm on Jan 16, 2014 | [–]

Indirectly, yes, but you are oversimplifying.

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