i think both of you are on the same side of the argument. If i got you correctly, you mean to say that Congressmen DESERVE a higher level of clearance than the NSA itself. The congress SHOULD be able to ask for any information and thus gain access to it. Did i get that right?
If i did, then your parent seems to want the same thing. He means that "there are 535 people in congress" is a bad defense.
Though i might have gotten you incorrectly and you might have meant that you cant say "but NSA employees have access! The congress should have it too!" Because giving access to congress is different to giving access to NSA employees as Congrees needs a VERY high level clearance to all 535 members, and that in the NSA itself, the actual number of people who have that kind of access would be very small.
If i did, then your parent seems to want the same thing. He means that "there are 535 people in congress" is a bad defense.
Though i might have gotten you incorrectly and you might have meant that you cant say "but NSA employees have access! The congress should have it too!" Because giving access to congress is different to giving access to NSA employees as Congrees needs a VERY high level clearance to all 535 members, and that in the NSA itself, the actual number of people who have that kind of access would be very small.