Obama is just saying some things, little things to defuse the situation until it is out of the headlines. The article explains that what Obama said the effect

Obama is just saying some things, little things to defuse the situation until it is out of the headlines. The article explains that what Obama said the effect Snowden had isn't true, but since Obama is only trying to defuse the situation before the vast majority of voters who are not paying much attention, that what he said is not true seems not to matter much. And for reminding voters in the future that what Obama said here is not true also seems will not matter much to the vast majority of voters. I'm concluding that the political process, i.e., involving Obama and Congress, will consist of a lot of pushing to save the Fourth Amendment, etc. from the small minority of voters who care a lot, a little movement by the politicians, the issue out of the headlines, and then no more movement by the politicians. So, for saving the Constitution, I'm counting on legal cases going to the SCOTUS and the SCOTUS defending the Fourth Amendment, etc.