What would I be hiding? You do see the problem, though. . .? That's at least one way innocent Americans can be wrongfully investigated, which was the point.
The old canard regarding surveillance, if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to fear, doesn't factor stupidity, clumsiness, bad faith and incompetence on the the part of the surveillors.
Bingo, we have a winner!
"That's at least one way innocent Americans can be wrongfully investigated, which was the point."
How by having their voice telephone conversations taped because they are receiving incoming calls from known terrorists residing in another country?
Good points all. Add to your cogent observations that once abusive power comes into the hands of those now out of power, we get the sort of never fixed abuse such as an unelected individual (hitlery clintoon) taking possession of FBI files on more than a thousand 'people of interest' to the political operative. [BTW, as you may know, bill clinton's administration under Reno had the FBI waste their valuable time 'looking into my life' rather than chasing down Islamofascist terrorists, just because I'm outspoken on the abortion issue.]