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The Grand Compromise
i was directed by president bush to begin the predecessor of the two 15 programme under his authority. Our congress and courts are more empowered to oversee american espionage than any other parliamentary or court system in the world. So, h so the grand compromise was that, although it largely remained within the power of the executive you created two standing committees in congress. You had a house permanent select committee and a senate select committee on intelligence. The lawis pretty clear, full and currently informed. And then he created a court system, albeit a sacred court, to oversee it. It's unusual, not because it's secret, but because it is other democracies do not put these kinds of questions under the judiciary