Regardless of your opinion of Snowden, the 4th Amendment has been trampled. Its words and simple and clear: "The right of the people to be secure in their per

Regardless of your opinion of Snowden, the 4th Amendment has been trampled. Its words and simple and clear: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." I lived through the cold war. I remember how Americans held our country up as the better example when compared to the intrusive internal snooping of the communist bloc. Now (in this regard) we are them!