"You really don't understand that Intelligence gathering is a weapon",,,of course it is. But please draw me a map with directional arrows so I don't go down the wrong path,as how the NSA uses my e-mail correspondence between family members,(or anyone for that matter),watches live off any home PC that has a camera,purposely has tracking bugs installed on computers before they are sold,,,,,,,,,,,how can any of the above examples constitute "a weapon"? If I had a PhD on Nuclear Physics and corresponded with Iranians constantly via e-mail-phone calls,ect I can see the justification in being hounded and scrutinized,But thats not the case This invasion of law abiding US Citizens privacy is not right. There needs to be specific reasons that are made public if your a possible candidate to be put under NSA's sights. If you fit their characteristics as being a "hostile" so be it.But to have an open door to invade anyone for any reason is how the NSA has been operating. Much like everything else our president has done,anything he wants to regardless if it's constitutional or not. Our president was just a fixture on the wall in Illinois before he was elected.He never introduced a bill in the state senate,never negotiated state contracts,tried to bring jobs to Illinois,,he's far from a legislator,,negotiator,let alone being elected as President.