Maybe I'm too cynical, but the NSA will just redefine in their minds what all the terminology means so they can keep doing what they want. If we forbid "collect

Maybe I'm too cynical, but the NSA will just redefine in their minds what all the terminology means so they can keep doing what they want. If we forbid "collecting records" they'll consider "collecting" to be taking ownership of records and allow themselves to query via PRISM on site at Facebook et al. If that's considered a 'search' violating the 4th amendment, they'll make an AI robot to do the searching. They'll be constantly one step ahead in making new technology to avoid being restricted by terminology. People need to go to prison for what they've already done. Passing a new law to explicitly forbid their past and current behavior only legitimizes what they've done and will lead to further acceptance of their actions.