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I’ve not heard _one_ major blogger or news system report the most relevent problem with USG/NSA spying:

If elements of USgov. have everything all citizens have expressed upon the Internet&phone lines, this would include the law enforcement (FBI,CIA,local) personnel, agency officers (EPA,State and other Depts.), govenors, judges and congressmen. This clearly enables parts of USgov to control via blackmail etc., others in and out of gov:

Maybe key legislative votes and key judicial decisions are bent this way...
Maybe top generals and high level officials are forced to resign, lie or retire this way...
Maybe top law enforcement is told to stop looking for criminals in high places...

[xzins]

You wrote: This clearly enables parts of USgov to control via blackmail etc., others in and out of gov:

SEE:

Fox News from Nov 10, 2012 - FBI probe of Petraeus' emails purportedly led to discovery of extramarital affair