[Zviadist]

The federal government has made no showing that it failed to detect or prevent the recent terrorist strikes because of the civil liberties that will be compromised by this new legislation.

Well at least someone in government is speaking against the Sovietization of our society.

[NewAmsterdam]

He certainly deserves credit for that. All this extra surveillance will only lead to paranoia and corruption, for that matter. What if you are an average-paid FBI fellow who gathers some very sensitive, say, financial information whilst working on an unrelated case? Could be worthwhile to sell it on to someone who may benefit from the info? And no record of the guy spying on that particular suspect because it wasn't necessary to get independent confirmation of the need for the intrusion.