The domestic spying has been going on since the Clinton administration. The Bush haters just repackage it and pretend it is something that GWB started illegaly.

http://www.endtimeprophecy.org/Content/Articles/Articles-Echl/echln-12.html

July 28, 1999

Washington, DC - The Clinton Administration has formulated
an anit-cyberterrorism plan to monitor computer networks in
critical industries, raising concerns from civil liberties
groups and privacy advocates, The New York Times reported
today.