Regarding unwarranted surveillance of Americans not suspected of a crime (and by extension, our allies): Throughout my longish life, these things have not chan

Regarding unwarranted surveillance of Americans not suspected of a crime (and by extension, our allies): Throughout my longish life, these things have not changed. ~All federal politicians support/expand it and then obfuscate their part. News orgs don't/won't cover it (most of the time). The reason is every possible reason. Stated differently: Reluctance is a forgone conclusion; every editor/journalist has their own why. There is an excess of voters who compulsively give Gov the benefit of the doubt. At least where Gov favors it's interests over ours. (modern version: Where Gov acts in good faith and places our interest first, wound-up voters endlessly crap all over that [because agendas].)