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Doesn't seem as much a problem as made out... IF: Surveillance is limited to contact information and not actual conversations/text and IF: Surveillance is limited to contact information directly connected to terrorist personnel or organizations. This is what was stated. My opinion may/will change with new information. At this point, I support the plea from communications companies to allow them to verify what information they're giving up under FISA orders.

BTW, I think that, if you listen to "the cops" (by whatever title) more invasive actions are always necessary - and that's because their task is to protect, and the only way to do that completely is to control everything. So judicial involvement is essential. That said, if only one side is represented, as it is now, it becomes similar to a Grand Jury event rather than a hearing and liberty suffers.