If it was spying alone, I think you may have a point. My concern is that this is part of a larger trend in which the federal government ignores checks and balan

If it was spying alone, I think you may have a point. My concern is that this is part of a larger trend in which the federal government ignores checks and balances in "wars" of various kinds - and those wars have cost most lives than 9/11 did to begin with. So the spying in isolation? Probably worth it. The general ignoring of checks and balances and human rights generally? Definitely not worth it.