The arguments over FISA, electronic surveillance, and retroactive immunity have primarily focused on who information was acquired on and what type of information was acquired.
This is by design. The proponents of illegal electronic surveillance and retroactive immunity have worked hard to characterize themselves as motivated by national security and patriotism. They know that most americans do not see it as an invasion of privacy if their emails are scanned for a phrase like "I am planning to blow up XXXX."
Opponents have worked hard to point out the problems with the "I have nothing to hide" mentality and other factors like the Constitution and laws forbidding this sort of activity, social network analysis, etc.
A far larger issue exists, "Who received the information?".
More important than who was monitored and what information was acquired is who was the information given to absent the proper controls. I think this is a bigger problem for the administration and one they are desparate to avoid.
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