>>A-symetric terrorist threat, possible and probable cells within the boundaries of the USA - Are you seriously suggesting that you would not make any attempt to find out what they are communicating? Or establishing who they are communicating with? Are you honestly suggesting that you broadcast that intent by applying to individual courts and explaining the grounds for requiring surveillance? Utterly ridiculous, as it is you've tipped your hand already, any threat within your boundaries will have long since changed their mode of communication to avoid what up until now may have been very useful and effective intelligence gathering.<<

Ridiculous. Terrorists aren't stupid. They know someone is listening. They will change their mode of communication every so often regardless.

Personally, I am not the slightest bit scared of terrorists. Frankly, I don't can't understand the hullabaloo. If they want to kill you, they will.

I am far more afraid that a president who says nice things as, "If you don't agree with me, you are un-American" might decide to listen in on me after reading an online post I wrote that was critical of him. If you roll your eyes and ask, "Come on, how likely is that?" Then you are proving my point. I don't know how likely that is and I don't wish to find out.

I'll take my chances with the terrorists.