Here's the broom, Obama. Need a little help sweeping it all under the rug?
When faced with clear wrongdoing and public disapproval, nothing happened. It took almost a full year of constant news, almost universal disapproval from people whose opinions matter, and the changing opinion of Congressional leaders before any concessions at all were proposed.
What that says to me is that there is a very unlikely conjunction of things that needs to happen before the infosec agencies can be held to account. That unlikely conjunction is probably so unlikely that it will not happen again for decades. Now may be the only chance we (meaning you, me, Congress, and the Executive) have to change practices for a long time. Given that the infosec agencies, no matter how much we roll their power back, will struggle to regain that power and more, we better roll them back at least a few decades worth while we have the chance.
The alternative situation, where this bill does not become law, is worse. Why be against something that progresses things in the right direction? Do you demand everything be solved all at once?
I just think it's silly to be against this type of legislation because it doesn't solve all problems, or doesn't bigger problems. I solves a problem. That's a good thing. Maybe it will get the ball rolling towards more legislation.
If this bill passes and gets support from the public, it sets precedent that proposing and passing legislation that strips power away from the NSA isn't political suicide.