Mr. Snowden exposed a massive government boondoggle that is violating the 4th amendment rights of every citizen who communicates to others through almost every medium. This type of intrusion could hardly be imagined by the founders of this country as it is exponentially worse than what the British ever attempted to impose.
It seems that you actually believe that this giant waste of resources is a legitimate means for protecting you from “terrorists”. I am not buying it... It is nothing but another grab for power over us all using every means possible. If you cannot recognize the threat that this form of tyranny is to our Republic then I think that you are the one who is having difficulty gasping the facts.
Take a look around.
There are cameras on every intersection and in every store in America.
While they are recording EVERYTHING, they only review this stuff when there is just cause.