> Nobody in Washington wants a time bomb like you described sitting around lest some future far left or right president use it in a manner that inadvertently st

> Nobody in Washington wants a time bomb like you described sitting around lest some future far left or right president use it in a manner that inadvertently starts a civil war. A large segment of the american population already strongly believe that the whole post 9/11 spy apparatus has been abused for political means. Even if these beliefs are unfounded, the existence of a system that is ripe for abuse has eroded trust in American institutions so far that I'm not sure that the country will ever recover. Belief in Justice and trust in checks and balances is as important as the implementation.