NSA asks Congress to permanently reauthorize spying program that was so shambolic, the snoops had shut it down

You never know, we might figure out how not to screw up in future

Analysis In the clearest possible sign that the US intelligence services live within their own political bubble, the director of national intelligence has asked Congress to reauthorize a spying program that the NSA itself decided to shut down after it repeatedly - and illegally - gathered the call records of millions of innocent Americans."