[semi-extrinsic]

I, for one, think it's awfully naive to think that all collection of information by the intelligence community is an outrage. Authorities collecting information has been going on for about as long as our species has had language.

[EdSharkey]

Collecting, yes. Storing, indexing, warehousing all meaningful communication, movement, and transactions of all humanity indefinitely - that is the new and condemnable part. I call that absolute power.

[spacemanmatt]

I, for one, think it's awfully unconstitutional on the face of it.