Balance of powers: SCOTUS restricting executive power and Congress refusing to act. Are GOP seats really so safe that letting everything go to hell is a viable strategy? From Dept of Nat'l Security: CIA and NSA update. Joan McCarter & Marcy Wheeler plus Culture of Truth. Jay Ackroyd too. Follow @emptywheel @JoanMcCarter @Bobblespeak @JayAckroydThe 2014 Virtually Speaking Media Panel:Avedon Carol,Cliff Schecter, David Dayen, Dave Johnson, David Waldman, digby, Gaius Publius, Joan McCarter,Marcy Wheeler,RJ Eskow, Stuart Zechman