That's a popular observation. I understand why some make it. It is also ignorant.
Not any more. "
A country where ignorant or dishonest ranters dominate the public debate would not be a representative republic.
But there are still people in America who inform themselves on the doings of the government and do not just spread disinformation and ignorance about it. So it is too soon for sheep to be celebrating the end of representative republicanism, despite their ignorant hyperbole on this thread LOL!
Previous threads here here here here
The relevant part of the law is explained in the Congressional Report: "The Conferees intend that this authority be used for accessing records and information from financial institutions for counterintelligence, foreign intelligence, and international terrorism investigations. "
It is not available for use in other criminal investigations- not even domestic terrorism cases.