Citing Section 215 of the Patriot Act is an unusual choice here, as there are many cross-covering legal authorities. (In the article's defense, it points this o

Citing Section 215 of the Patriot Act is an unusual choice here, as there are many cross-covering legal authorities. (In the article's defense, it points this out). Assuming folks stayed in for the entire tick-tock of the Somalia example, we're left with the impression that Section 215 hasn't really paid off that much. But where does that really lead us? If we get rid of 215, we still have warrantless collection of both metadata and data. I think we're looking at this the wrong way. The thing I want to know is this: as an American citizen who is supposed to be in charge of these well-meaning but ill-led folks, how do I stop them from collecting data on myself and other citizens? We debate these policies one at a time as each law or provision is discussed, but nobody seems to be wrapping it all up into a package or proposal that I can support or vote for.