The Economist (not exactly a left wing journal) has an excellent article on the secrecy of the FISA Court and how it is shaping intelligence practices in deep secrecy. It appears "democracy here at home must be balanced against the requirements of security, and it is simply too dangerous to leave the question of this balance to the democratic public." We're not allowed to even know about much less question the decisions made by a court appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts in deliberations which are one-sided.
As former president Jimmy Carter recently said, American has no functioning democracy.
The Economist article is at: https://www.economist.com/blogs/demo...ret-government