It seems that John Poindexter's Total Information Awareness program scares even the Republican Congress --- they've voted to restrict its use against Americans, and also demanded to be informed of developments in the program.

So if Poindexter, wants to use the thing against Americans, or to develop it in other ways they don't like, well... he'll just have to lie to Congress.

But he's already been convicted of doing that once, though a technicality kept him from serving time for it. Surely he's learned... if only that you shouldn't fess up.