Oh, and one other thing to clarify about my personal beliefs about the whole situation: With the amount that has already been released, the administration should dramatically increase the transparency of the NSA's programs. Their effectiveness is already injured, why not provide the public, who they're intended to protect, with more complete information so we can have an informed national debate about whether we want this or not. They can provide information about the programs that wouldn't further decrease their capabilities, while increasing our understanding of them, and allowing us as a citizenry to make up it's mind. In the end, that's the only opinion that really matters, not yours or mine.