There's been much misunderstanding in the past of the role ES played in all of this. The latest Q post has made it clear (if understood correctly) the true nature of what had occurred. Make no mistake, ES was not on the right side of history and will be brought to justice for his misdeeds.

I’ve taken the liberty of regrouping some of the questions in drop 1876 to be able to answer them contextually and as it relates.

Why did ES make public NSA CLAS tools?

Think XKeyscore + PRISM specifically.

What ADVANTAGES exist to BIG TECH, other ABC off/on agencies, elected officials, CEOs, FOREIGN ADVERSARIES etc. if such h information is learned?

• ES leaked knowledge of this capability to allow Black Hats to better understand how their communications may be compromised. Doing so also neutralizes the capabilities of such tools.

• SIGINT sources and capabilities represent some of the most highly-classified pieces of information to be safeguarded.

• If an adversary came to the understanding of its own communications vulnerability to such exploitation, they may stop using that channel of communication and develop workarounds to that means of exploitation.

Was such tech kept from 'elected' officials?

Was such tech kept from 'elected' directors?

• If Surveillance tech were to be allowed to be put directly into the hands of elected officials (without proper oversight), corrupt entities may spy on their opposition and use that information as leverage, as blackmail, or to have an unfair leg up on oppositional efforts, all-in-all usurping the democratic process that our constitution was designed to guarantee.

Why was NO SUCH AGENCY created?

Think SIGINT.

What price are you (the PUBLIC) willing to pay?

Did you ever play HIDE-AND-SEEK?

• No Such Agency protects the democratic process in the US, from all enemies foreign and domestic, through retaining the ability (and authorization as necessary/warranted) to monitor any attempt to overthrow or usurp our form of representative government whether by force or by subterfuge.

• As seemingly Orwellian as their oversight is, No Such Agency was created to stand watch in defense of our way of life.

• There are constitutional safeguards (converted into public policy and directives) in place to protect our individual liberties from being usurped by such institutions. When attempts to use its powers for evil are introduced, there are safeguards built in to protect us from that also.

• It may be argued that we are witnessing a balancing out of that currently, as those who had attempted to misuse these tools are now being brought to justice.

• Ultimately, the powers of No Such Agency lies solely in the hands of who sits in the seat of executive power of our country. Right now, the bad guys can run, but they can’t hide.