Thank you. IMO, this is the most factually correct and honest basis for the prevailing sentiment that I think there is. It bothers me, though, that the cause

Thank you. IMO, this is the most factually correct and honest basis for the prevailing sentiment that I think there is. It bothers me, though, that the cause has to be renewed and sustained with misinformation. Where was this outrage when the PATRIOT act was renewed in 2011? There certainly was some, but from what I recall it was orders of magnitude less than it is now. This is why it seems to me like the outrage is based on the recent factual misconceptions. Even worse, conspiracy theories are being thrown around that go far beyond even what Greenwald originally claimed PRISM was, and those theories aren't being scrutinized and further fuel the fire. If we are going to have a debate on what the scope of electronic surveillance should be, it should be an honest one. I just feel like we're replacing the ridiculous unfounded "TERRORISTS GON DESTROY 'MURICA" sentiment with an equally ridiculous unfounded "GUBMINT OUT TA GITCHYA" sentiment. I don't like having to choose between those two options.