More on the NSA spy program

The LA Times published my letter today:

The aspect of the NSA's domestic spying program that most troubles me is this administration's claim that in order to protect the public, it has to keep the program in the dark. It will not inform the public about its policies, it will not seek approval from Congress or the courts and, consequently, it must be trusted to do the right thing.

If this claim is legal, for the survival of the republic, it must be made illegal at once.