Not to mention all the stories that ran a while back about the huge new data storage facility that they were building to store all this crap indefinitely.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center
The sheer capacity of that site that was revealed while it was still being built gave plenty of people plenty of insight on how much the NSA was planning to collect and store.
rpottage1 a troll? What gave it away? The <10 post count? ;)
I've never stated what they are doing is illegal. I have said it is unconstitutional. Those are two different things.
And no, I don't trust the FISA court at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/...igence_Surveillance_Court
We don't know who is on it or what transpires there. It is a non-adversarial court. I love how 3rd parties can submit briefs -- how the hell would that happen except at the invitation of the US Gov't since it is secret????
NPR 2 hours ago:
http://www.npr.org/...p-for-government-requests