Will Congress Strip Away The NSA's Surveillance programs?

National Security Agency Deputy Director John Inglis (L-R), NSA Director U.S. Army General Keith Alexander and FBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce testify before a U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Will Rising Tide Of Proposition Force Change In NSA Tactics? -- USA Today

Momentum builds toward upending once-secret surveillance programs.

WASHINGTON — In the weeks since Edward Snowden's unauthorized disclosures about some of the government's most sensitive surveillance programs, the former National Security Agency contractor has found an unlikely ally: Congress.

Lawmakers of all political stripes, some of whom also have expressed outrage at Snowden's actions, are now part of a growing coalition that is challenging the scope and effectiveness of the formerly secret operations for the same reasons that allegedly drove Snowden to disclose them — and for which he is now charged with espionage-related offenses.

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My Comment: I do not see any move to change how the NSA operates. if anything .... this weeks terror alerts and dire warnings of Al Qaeda will only solidify the tactics and programs that the NSA uses in obtaining intelligence.