@CStamp yep, I agree, but the problem is that the way the system is set up, it's mainly up to the people we elect to Congress, and we keep reelecting the same jerks.
WE need to stop reelecting them. That's where the accountability starts. But we let congresspeople escape accountability for authorizing these programs, and we re-elect them, so
::shrug::
Yes, we should hold them accountable. But we don't.
We get the government we vote for.