And yet he lies to cover it up. If he really wanted to oppose it, he could simply expose what's happening on his own. He could issue executive orders shutting it down. The DOJ, FBI and NSA are all part of the Executive Branch, after all.
But he owes it to us to at least tell us that.
[0]: http://m.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/01/obama-closing-gu...
Is there any evidence of that?
> What I can say unequivocally is that if you are a U.S. person the NSA cannot listen to your telephone calls and the NSA cannot target your e-mails.
Then The Guardian released a document several days later, signed by Eric Holder, authorizing numerous exceptions to that, with which they are allowed to spy on Americans.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/20/fisa-court-nsa-w...
Or are you just using "lying" to make a strong political statement, and you really see no difference?