Actually, I agree with you. I think the Bush Administration is straight-up using the information collected by NSA to root out terror.
But you overlooked or ignored the larger point. What happens when the nanny-state Democrats take over and start using those records to root out people who order pizza more than once a week. Or look for Second Amendment types, or pro-life activists? If you think that won't happen, think back to the Clinton years and Waco or Ruby Ridge.
President Bush I trust to do what he says. The other guys...not so much.
Wait a sec, is it determined to be legal only depending on who is in power? either its legal or it isn't.
i love these so-called patriots who say, "spy on me! i have nothing to hide!" those who say that must be TERRIFIED. i live in NYC and i'm just not scared enough to give the government whatever it wants. get a backbone folks.
Ruby Ridge happened on George H.W. Bush's watch.