&gt; <i>And I&#x27;m aware that many folks are concerned about the legality of certain programmes. They have every right to be concerned, but absolutely no right to examine those programmes for themselves, nor to disclose information about those programmes to unauthorised parties. A few seconds&#x27; thought will indicate why: sure, you may be a patriotic American justly concerned for your Constitutional rights, and if you examined a programme&#x27;s details and found it to be legal, you&#x27;d never reveal it; but some other person may be an agent of a foreign state, and not care one but about whether something is legal or not, and immediately disclose it regardless. In the real world, secrets are necessary, and the essential thing about secrets is that they be…secret. One has to trust those who are authorised to examine the legality of such programmes. And of course, one must hold accountable those who abuse that trust. And of course one must also be humble enough to admit that one might be wrong about issues of legality, constitutionality and morality</i><p>Poe&#x27;s law.