Is the Government Keeping Taps on Individuals?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/government.spying/index.html?iref=newssearch

The Justice Department and the NSA were conducting routine oversight when they detected issues that raised concerns about the government unlawfully spying on U.S. citizens. This is an issue that has worried Americans very much, especially in the years post-September 11th. That day our security was threatened and surveillance was given a "code red."

In the article Blair stated, "The National Security Agency goes to great lengths to ensure the privacy and civil liberties of U.S. citizens but has made occasional mistakes." While mistakes are understandable at times, we, as Americans, give the government little room for error. We put them on a pedestal because they are the authority and law makers, but one must wonder how far this "individual surveillance of U.S. citizens" would have gone on if the NSA didn't step in during their routine check.

They cover their backs by saying, "the fact that auditors discovered the problem and reported it and the bureaucracy made adjustments to prevent a reoccurrence is an indication that the program is working." While that sounds legitimate, this is just one more instance in which the government trying harder and harder to keep taps on each individual.