If you're ever able to have a look at their internal documents, the NSA refers to serving their 'customers', and they don't mean the American people.
Generally they refer to private contractors and other government agencies, such as the Executive.
Ironically, last week Adam Kokesh announced he was running for US President, and 40 minutes later was arrested in Wise County, TX, where he remains incarcerated today. I am incredulous that such a coincidence wasn't potentiated by surveillance.
While I have very grave reservations regarding Kokesh, I do not view his arrest and incarceration as a positive development in terms of political transparency.
Indeed, I wonder if we haven't jumped from the frying pan of Obama, into the Trump fire.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified under oath that the NSA was not carrying out blanket surveillance of American Citizens. Shortly after Edward Snowden showed the world how the NSA truly operates. Yet the only person held accountable was Snowden, the truth teller. There is something very telling when the constitutional rights of all Americans are violated and the only person held accountable is the person who exposed the actual crimes. America has been run by criminals for a long time. I saw that Adam was arrested. It wouldn't surprise me if the spy state was involved. People who promote liberty are the greatest threat to tyrants. I don't agree with everything Adam believes in, or you for that matter, but I will proudly stand by the side of and prop up anyone who promotes liberty, the shrinking or abolishment of government, and a return to natural law.
I can't fault you for that!