>So the problem with revolutions... No one is calling for revolution. >In the end, the people at the NSA still have a job to do... It's part of the social con

>So the problem with revolutions... No one is calling for revolution. >In the end, the people at the NSA still have a job to do... It's part of the social contract that we have with the government. What they've done seems to be the opposite of our social contract with our government. I'm pretty sure that's the reason people are upset. As Snowden said in the interview, people would not be ok with, for example, the government making a list of everything in your home and in your papers just in case it could be useful for a later investigation. The unwarranted seizure aspect of "collect everything" appears to contradict the citizenry's expectations. I don't question the intelligence community's intentions. I'm sure it's full of good people, just like the rest of the country. But practices seem to have evolved to be plainly unconstitutional, and it's very concerning that thoughtful IC insiders like yourself don't appear to appreciate that the situation is untenable. Immediate change to these practices is exactly what's called for.