"We have to spy on you to know whether you are worth spying on." Remember that you can't even sue for having been warrentlessly wiretapped unless you can prove

"We have to spy on you to know whether you are worth spying on." Remember that you can't even sue for having been warrentlessly wiretapped unless you can prove the government did it ahead of time. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapper_v._Amnesty_International_USA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapper_v._Amnesty_Internation...)