trish, I would very highly recommend watching a movie called "Enemy of the State". The movie, while it's typical Hollywood fanfare, raises the very same questions that Senator Wyden has asked about how many Americans are being spied upon.
The movie stars Will Smith and Gene Hackman and it deals with the huge ramifications of what happens when the government is given unlimited power to spy on its own people.
While I enjoyed the movie, it also frightened me that our government could be given such unlimited power to spy on its own people. They need to use this technology to prevent threats to our country, to track terrorists or even subversive groups like renegade militia and survivalist groups.
The problem is that once government, those in power, get what they want, 99% of the time they abuse that power.
The movie stars Will Smith and Gene Hackman and it deals with the huge ramifications of what happens when the government is given unlimited power to spy on its own people.
While I enjoyed the movie, it also frightened me that our government could be given such unlimited power to spy on its own people. They need to use this technology to prevent threats to our country, to track terrorists or even subversive groups like renegade militia and survivalist groups.
The problem is that once government, those in power, get what they want, 99% of the time they abuse that power.
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