What's the problem with PRISM?

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Matt Apuzzo
Associated Press - ‎Monday‎, ‎June‎ ‎10‎, ‎2013

In short, critics ask, if looking for terrorists means collecting every American's phone records, how can anyone believe the president when he says Americans aren't being monitored on the Internet?


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PRISM was born late in George W. Bush's administration, but its bloodline can be traced to the frenzied aftermath of 9/11.


It used to be that, when the federal government wanted to read a foreigner's Yahoo or Microsoft emails, it needed a judge's approval. After the attacks, Bush secretly authorized the National Security Agency to get to skip that oversight and read U.S.-based email accounts in real time.


When the New York Times revealed the existence of that program, the Bush administration appealed to Congress, saying court approval was too arduous. There were too many emails to monitor. Getting warrants for each one took too long.

Is it too late to regain control of our federal gov't? Will we have to crash it, trash it, and start over to regain/preserve personal liberty?