Fine, great, terrific, sounds good, like we can trust the NSA. Reading this about all the protections, now that we know at least some of what Snowden did, we'r

Fine, great, terrific, sounds good, like we can trust the NSA. Reading this about all the protections, now that we know at least some of what Snowden did, we're talking high comedy. While all those internal checks, balances, controls, ethics, assurances, etc. sound good, they are all too easily just self serving BS. We need to keep our eyes on the point, the main point, the crucial point which is: If they grab data on US citizens without a proper warrant, then lots of US citizens will conclude that the NSA is in violation of the Fourth Amendment, with all the NSA assurances irrelevant. Stop. Period. Guilty. Done. I as one US citizen greatly prefer the Fourth Amendment to any contributions to my safety that might be provided by the NSA and however proper the NSA makes their activities sound. Did I mention I like the Fourth Amendment?