元器件交易网讯 5月27日消息，据外媒报道，上周四众议院通过旨在限制NSA（美国国家安全局）监控的法案，但随着本届政府检查监控状态，显然现在没有人比NSA更开心了。

　　从表面上看HR3361——即《美国自由法案》，是另一个用口号损害民主的例子——本意是杜绝NSA搜集海量数据、限制秘密警察搜索数据。

　　与之相反的是，众议院采取了稳健的法案并将其阉割，成为一份语言含混不清可随意解读的法案。最终来自两党的76名国会议员为他们曾支持的法案投了反对票，连专家们都说这对减少对群众的监督和批量采集没有任何作用。

　　你可能听过关于NSA的比喻：对于潜藏的威胁来说，覆盖全球的天罗地网是合理的。为了找到一根针，你必须得翻遍整个草垛。

　　但所有新的民意调查都反应了民众的困惑，每一项国会的批文都在打击公民的自由，美国人民开始发问：谁给了政府权力使用这些信息？我们什么时候为之投票了？一个共和国怎么能将信任建立在一个影子国会上？

　　最重要的是，海外情报监听法庭—曾一度被认为是美国的耻辱—怎么就成为保障我们权利的部门了呢？

　　来自第十二区的众议员拉什·霍尔特（Rep. Rush Holt）说的好：“人们怎么会为这项可能违背宪法的法案投票？”

　　答案很简单：他的同事们认为NSA可以把宪法撕成碎片，离间我们的盟友，还可以像一只疯狂的雪貂一样从隐私记录中嗅到我们的气味。希望参议院能给我们一个不同的答案。（元器件交易网毛毛  译）

　　以下为原文：

　　USA Freedom Act is No Deterrent toNSA Spying:

　　The bill designed to limit theOrwellian powers of the National Security Agency passed the House ofRepresentatives on Thursday, and it’s hard to find anyone who is happy about itbesides the NSA itself, along with the present administration that oversees oursurveillance state.

　　Ostensibly, HR3361 — known as the USAFreedom Act, another example of our fraying democracy being cloaked in amarketing catchphrase — was supposed to put an end to the NSA’s massive datacollection, and put limits on the secret court that grants warrants to searchthe data.

　　Instead, the House took a robust billand neutered it, making the language ambiguous and exploitable. In the end, 76 lawmakersfrom both parties voted against a bill they once supported, because everyexpert says it does nothing to curtail mass surveillance and bulk collection.

　　You’ve heard the NSA’s case: Thisglobal dragnet is justified by the dangers that lurk within, and in order tofind the needle, you need to comb through the entire haystack.

　　But every new poll reflects doubt.Every rubber stamp in Congress is another hit on civil liberties, as Americansbegin to ask relevant questions: Who decided the government is entitled to thisinformation, when did we vote for it, and how can a republic founded on libertyput its trust in a shadow court?

　　Most of all, how did the FISA court —once considered a disgrace by the American left – become safeguard of ourrights?

　　Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th Dist.) said itbest: "How could anyone here vote for legislation that doesn’t uphold theconstitutional standard of probable cause?"

　　Short answer: His colleagues believethe NSA can tear the Constitution into confetti-sized pieces, alienate ourallies and sniff through our private records like a rabid ferret. Why end allthat? Hopefully, the Senate will have a different answer.