The same day that everyone agreed "Roadside Safety Checks" (police looking for drunk drivers under the auspices of checking children's carseats at 1AM) was the lesser of two evils (Drunk drivers killing innocent people is a greater evil than everyone's 4th amendment rights being violated).

To a lesser extent, anytime that politicians frame an issue with the two phrases "it's for the good of the public" and "it's not a problem if you aren't guilty", they're generally trouncing a constitutional right, or greasing the tracks for it to inevitably happen.

What does massive surveillance have to do with the Lavabit action?