This system is totally broken. The federal government receives funding to do things that the general public despises, in secret, and then, if caught, the courts decide the legality of it ex post facto.

The U.S. federal government makes far too many decisions that are no longer accountable to the public. This is an extremely dangerous situation to be in, and if we don't have some serious reform done then I believe we are in for a very shitty future.