This is one of the things that surprised me the most. After reading about the Snowden documents this summer, I did some historical reading on the topic. I was a

This is one of the things that surprised me the most. After reading about the Snowden documents this summer, I did some historical reading on the topic. I was amazed at the lengthy progression of surveillance in the U.S., and as a result, I am no longer amazed at the Snowden documents. It's all business as usual. (I'm not convinced, though, that it's all okay... there seems to be both real and potential abuse in the system.)