Whether or not this results in actually de-funding the NSA spying on US citizens it is still an important vote.<p>First, every member of the House will need to say whether they support spying on all citizens or not. They are on the clock for re-election in 16 months, less for primaries. Being on record for supporting spying on their electorate will cause more then a few to lose. That's a good thing.<p>Second, if by some chance the amendment passes the House, then the President can no longer claim he is spying on us with the support of the other two branches of government. He will need to acknowledge that he doesn't have the support of the American people.<p>Politics is a process. Things don't change in a day. That doesn't mean we should give up or get frustrated. This is a very good step in the long process to change things.