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As openly democratic as the crowd-sourcing effort is, one has to wonder if the sheer volume of civic input might prove problematic. Someone will have to sift through the myriad of ideas about to funnel through the Madison servers. That duty will fall to congressional staffers and OpenGov volunteers, who will also have to wade through high and low quality input from anyone with an opinion on the NSA, privacy, surveillance, and government in general.As tough as it might be to swallow, former NSA personnel would offer some of the most objective input. People like William Binney or Edward Snowden—individuals with a nuanced understanding of the complexities at play, where a fine balance between national security and privacy must be achieved. The Madison platform will encourage all manner of suggestions with no quality control.One way or another we will see how Madison’s crowd-sourced legislative process plays out on the national stage. It could become a good model for future digital governance, or a footnote in internet and legislative history. Or worse, Mike Judge’s Idiocracy in action.@djpangburnFormer NSA personnel would offer some of the most objective input.