But at some point it becomes more than a bit silly, not to mention scary. Such as, "No, we can't tell you what the secret court said about our secret activities being wrong because it's about secret setuff, and only the secret court can reveal it, but we don't think they should because, y'know, _secret"
Government Says Secret Court Opinion on Law Underlying PRISM Program Needs to Stay Secret
In a rare public filing in the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), the Justice Department today urged continued secrecy for a 2011 FISC opinion that found the National Security Agency’s surveillance under the FISA Amendments Act to be unconstitutional. Significantly, the surveillance at issue was carried out under the same controversial legal authority that underlies the NSA’s recently-revealed PRISM program.
I've never liked the idea of Secret Police, but many people these days seem to be comfortable living in a Police State. Brr.
Because, of course, it keeps them safe. Until it doesn't. By which time, it's too late to complain about it.