> "clearly you can't depend on Americans to keep their own government in check, no matter how good the US Constitution is."

The Government has been taking away our rights for years, the general public seems to expect the government to solve all of their problems and give them free paychecks.

Of course, I really would be surprised to find out the America is the only country spying on their own citizens.

This has been going on for years and everyone knew it.. now with the leak hopefully we can reign in our own government and abolish the practice officially.