There is no better illustration of that crisis than the fact that the president is openly violating our nation's laws by authorizing the NSA to engage in warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens.

I think this mass surveillance by the NSA was never about terrorism: It's all about economic spying & social control. It's all about POWER.

Like a black hole, NSA pulls in every signal that comes near, but no electron is ever allowed to escape.

The NSA is forbidden to 'target' American citizens, green-card holders or companies for surveillance without an individual warrant from a judge.

The way things are supposed to work is that we're supposed to know virtually everything about what they [the government] do: that's why they're called public servants. They're supposed to know virtually nothing about what we do: that's why we're called private individuals.

Under observation, we act less free, which means we effectively are less free.