Privacy? Completely blown now, with the spy in your pocket

NSA Collects 5 Billion mobile records a day
NSA collects 5 Billion cellphone records a day. 2 Trillion a year.
I love Obama, so am always reluctant to place blame on him for doing things I dislike, but this here spying issue is a doozy. Fortunately, I also remember at moments like this, how often the president admonishes us to hold him accountable and voice our feelings about anything he, or the rest of government, does. Responding to his exhortation, I say: Wow, it is time people!

Spying on private citizens has reached the point of cannot be either tolerated or ignored one day longer. We need to keep our attention on this particular ball for longer than the America public’s typical 5 minute attention span. We need to address this issue with vigor and comprehension, because the sum of our civil rights are on the line with this intrusion on our privacy. read more