Imagine how upset we'd be if a nuclear weapon exploded in the US. The devastation of a nuclear explosion in a large city would make September 11th look like child's play and the draconian response following the attack would make the PATRIOT Act look the same. I'm not supporting the NSA, but I'm not condemning them yet, either.
Sorry, but how does PRISM help protect us against a nuke? As I understand it, PRISM was meant to find "foreign" individuals who pose a threat to US national security. I don't think it can prevent something on such a large scale.
NO. Power corrupts and this is way too much power. They have been doing it for a very long time, too:<p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/18/warrantless_wiretapping_latest&#x2F" rel="nofollow">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/18/warrantless_wiretapp...</a>;
We trust the same elected officials with weapons capable of making our species extinct and suddenly when we discover the same people have an "information bomb" which can query your porn history, it's time to get upset?
To be quite honest, I'm not sure America as we know it could survive the detonation of a nuke in a major city, but if we tear it down anyway in fear of the possibility, the only thing missing is the boom.