Whether you have noticed or not, the entire intelligence apparatus of the USA has been directed at the American people in the last few years.
When it was protecting us from foreign threats, everybody tolerated their Colonel Flagg routine. But now that we are the targets, they deserve some disinfecting sunshine.
There is something called a social contract. We tolerated their prima facia un-American behaviors as long as we all believed they were protecting us. Now it’s clear they are not protecting us, so they need their wings clipped. And they cannot hide their criminality behind secrecy laws.
I noticed long ago. What's taken so many so long to catch on? The majority simply doesn't care. If they did or had, Obama never would have been "elected" POTUS.