Outsider's view (Score 1)

Living in Australia I obviously have no first hand experience of how this affects the lives of ordinary Amercians, but my view (however influenced by the media that may be) is that it seems the privacy of every single citizen is being eroded slowly with every piece of legislation lodged. It's true we are living in a uncertain age, but how far can the government go protecting its people before it undermines the people's trust in the government? Personally I think the government could be doing more in the protection of its citizens without intruding on their privacy (more). Enough is enough.