Why would either party stop it? Imagine the political power of a party that can eavesdrop on their opposition.

This is a corrupt game of musical chairs.

I'm surprised the music hasn't stopped for the last time.


If only we had real journalists and uncorrupted law enforcement to hold them accountable.

Pretty sure that Snowden released enough evidence to start the process.

If we were truly going nowhere, it would be less worrisome. Make no mistake, we're moving and the ultimate destination is frightening.

Actually... lawmakers and NSA staff could be arrested for deprivation of rights under color of law.

No, it's not "currently allowed under an Exec Order".

Neither the constitution, nor the laws bound by it, nor the orders bound by the law are "bigger on the inside"... They're not TARDISes. They may not exceed their legal limits.
Laws must not exceed the authority routed to them by the constitution. Orders must not exceed the authority routed to them by law. That's how the system is designed.

The best comments always appear when I have no more mod points left.

Tell me again what this label is supposed to accomplish: Warning - Sexist Content

Tell me again what this label actually accomplished: Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics

hmmmm

Letting any member of government ignore the reasonable constraints placed on them by their society because they might do what's right for their country instead of what promotes their own career is like letting a rabid dog free in a shopping mall because it might bite a shoplifter.

You can't demand to be forgotten without demanding that another person give up their rights to remember.

The so-called "right to be forgotten" is not a right. It's a demand that others limit their rights of free speech and freedom of expression.

Even if there was such a right, it would not promote a healthy society.
Such a "right" would mean prevent others from learning through the experience of others.

There it is. Right on cue.
Thanks for proving my point and getting that garbage out of the way.

Now, can we get to the business of restoring the constitution and kicking out anyone who continues to break their oaths regardless of their political associations?

Que the "See Reagan did this, so Obama is still my hope and change." BS.
...and "Bush was so much worse."

While we're bickering about "my team" vs "your team", the constitution erodes further....

Exactly.
The law is constrained by the constitution, orders (executive, and otherwise) are constrained by the law.
The point at which the constrained item reaches beyond its container is the point at which the item becomes invalid.
In other words, unlawful orders are null be definition. Unconstitutional law is no law at all. Unconstitutional orders are not orders.

In the long-run, yes. You're absolutely right. In the short-run, it's the ones currently in office returning the favor to those that got them there.
Money and political ideology are inseparable in modern politics. Big oil feeds one. Big media feeds the other.

So, the left leaning (Hollywood production) companies get a benefit from the executive branch that other companies do not.

Constitution>Law>Executive Order
This is how it works. This is how it was designed. The contained may not exceed the authority of the container.