But we all knew the NSA has been 'snooping' for decades. The thing that's new is an huge increase in their capacity following the totally opened ended internet, building 'fusion centers' and even that place in Utah. And the 'legal' framework? Patriot Act and a whole lot more. Misuse is not a legal term, esp for the NSA. So what's the deal? The worse it seems to me, however, is the legal reinterpretation of 'separation of powers' to the Executive having 'autonomous and separate powers'. Is it really a reinterpretation?, or was Nixon right: the prez is above the law and has always been...