On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Carrol Cox <[email protected]> wrote:

> Raghu: Is this a sign that a portion of the Establishment is pushing back
> against the surveillance state?
>
> Yes, of course.  Some portion of any group or collective agency "pushes
> back" against current policy of the group. It's part of the way in which
> policy becomes fully institutionalized.
>
> But don't expect the Congress to dissolve Homeland Security or the CIA in
> the near future.
>



Ah, but that's the National Security State, not to be confused with the
Surveillance State. The two are inter-linked no doubt, but have their own
distinct identities.
-raghu.
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