Frankly, you demonstrate a complete lack of understanding as to how it works.
Real time access to the meta data is required to connect the dots so that you know you have need to seek the FISA warrant.
If you have to sort through stored data from a variety of vendors, it is likely you will never be able to make critical connections.
It is more complex than “A” talking to “B”, because it is likely “B” is talking to “C” to implement the task.
Geesh....then according to you and your claim that real-time collection is needed would mean that your carrier shouldn’t even be able to print out that detailed billing they send you each month on your cell phone, huh?
Secondly, blanket collection of data from private citizens who have NOT been shown to be criminal and that does not carry the benefit of sworn warrant is against the intent of the 4th Amendment.
This government lies about what it does, DNIC Clapper lied to Congress and had to retract it. Hide behind all the good intentions and honor you think these people have along with the likes of Lois Lerner, Holder and DoJ, Koskinen and all the rest of them. It still won’t change what they are.
Your understanding seems clouded to me. You still believe they are trying to protect us from terrorists even though they won’t even use the word.