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Finding balance is perhaps the perennial task of parliamentarians (i.e. legislators). Balance for the common good. The task of finding balance is undermined where there is insufficient oversight. In some cases, oversight is best conducted by experts or groups of individuals outside of parliament who are accountable to parliament and report directly or indirectly to parliamentarians. This is true of both the defense and the security sectors; two sectors tasked with ultimately preserving peace and using force or invasive forms of surveillance as a last resort.
