Oversight of the NSA... no, but remove a religious oath and the supposed limited government conservatives take an interest.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friend...dets-swear-an-oath-containing-so-help-me-god/
Sam Johnson (R-TX), once named the most conservative Member of Congress by National Journal, thinks atheists in the military should be forced to acknowledge God and swear a pledge to the Almighty. He’s even introduced a bill to make that happen.
On his blog, he writes:In response to the U.S. Air Force Academy’s unilateral decision to make the phrase, ‘so help me God’ of the Cadet Honor Oath optional, I introduced H.R. 3416, a bill that would require congressional approval prior to any change to Oaths of Office. I was joined by original co-sponsor Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22).
Our Founding Fathers declared we are, “One nation under God,” and you better believe I’ll fight like mad to keep it that way. I can tell you from experience, there are no atheists in foxholes. We are the land of the free because of the brave. Many people don’t know this, but when you survive a near-death experience you realize that the only thing you had to hold on to was your faith in God.
Seems a bit extreme to prevent Christians from serving. They are, of course, expressly forbidden to swear oaths by Jesus (See Matthew 34).