[Westbrook]

And 0bamao sez, “If you like your liberty, you can keep it.”

[Gene Eric]

Yet the States send a few Congressmen and two Senators each to DC that do squat.

Stop blaming the NSA. It’s our representation that’s #’d up. Please.

[jiggyboy]

Police groups, however, say the moves will in some cases hinder efforts to deter or solve crimes

It is indeed more difficult to solve "crimes" when you can't just stop every single person or car on the street at every single street corner and rifle through their pockets to see where they've been, which is more or less what license plate readers and cell tower records do for you.