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>>Fabian+(OP)
Domestic spying + Immunity from insider trading laws... It's a good time to be in the government.

>>dicroc+67
To give some credence to your comment about insider trading immunity, I performed a quick search. (My guess is that you got downvoted for not providing any evidence to support your, arguably acerbic and snarky, comment.)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kylesmith/2011/06/01/insider-tra...

The money quote: "There is no limit to how much money you can earn on insider trading in the House or Senate. Lawmakers and their staffers are specifically exempted."

While I would consider it unlikely that NSA feeds senators with free stock market tips, the members of the oversight committee are sure to have an extensive advance view to foreign (and domestic) market-changing intelligence. There has been systematic resistance to reforms - the members probably consider making a quick and safe half-million on the stock market a necessary perk of the job.