[what's up]

The only way to deal with a wasp nest in the back yard is to destroy the entire nest.

Exactly. And how are you going to find the nest unless you monitor the activity of the wasps?

destroying the root of the exterior threats.

And if the threats are interior? Those are the ones we're talking about. There are plenty of black muslims in the US, for example, who have no greater desire than to kill Americans. Or take the example of Jose Padilla who had plans to ignite a dirty bomb. The interior threats are obiously the most dangerous to the US proper.

[DuncanWaring]

If you think someone is a danger, get a warrant and subpoena their call records from the phone company.

Don’t go monitoring my activity “just in case”.