Point, Click ... Eavesdrop: How the FBI Wiretap Net Operates

I hope these measures help U.S. officials thwart any terrorists attacks on America.

I refuse to live paranoid I have nothing to hide the terrorists are already here in the U.S. if it prevents another 9/11 it's ok with me it's not like the abuse started with Bush since the cold war they have been abusing their power. 1984 has come and gone. The spooks run that operatiion and the spooks are not Rep or Dem it is both either way were effed so why lose your mind over it.

COINTELPRO also did not protect us from terrorism... for the many who use the "you shouldn't worry if you've got nothing to hide" argument, I always ask how much money you make per year and what your favorite sexual position is with your spouse or partner. They never tell me.

My point is that, even if not breaking the law, there are things that you don't want to share with strangers, and things that strangers do not need to know.

Another issue here, beyond the argument of whether or not the government needs to listen to my calls in the first place, is checks and balances: we'd do well to remember that whatever power we give to those whose political values we agree with will, sooner rather than later, end up in the hands of those whose values we do not agree with. 

your right Jordan thats why if they want to know when you take a sh*t nowadys they will know it. You can worry about it but if they want they will know how much money you make and things about your spouse you don't even know. The problem is instead of spooking the terrorists they are probably spooking on us. So yes i have nothing to hide because if they want it bad enough they will get it anyway.