>well if you love democracy so much you need to recognize that the majority is against you on this point. Amazing how quick some people are to dismiss already

>well if you love democracy so much you need to recognize that the majority is against you on this point. Amazing how quick some people are to dismiss already acknowledged issues: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority Amongst the anti-surveillance faction, I think that a major gripe is that the feedback loops put in place to prevent a tyranny of the majority situation are being subverted, if not in the letter of the law, then in the spirit of the law. How can elected officials have an even discussion regarding state surveillance when imperfect information abounds, and they themselves are kept in the dark from what is actually happening? That is to say nothing about the general population having a more direct say on what their government does on their behalf.