It is frustrating that our Senators do not realize, or, perhaps, do not care, that our own government is a larger threat to American freedoms than any outside extremist group could ever be. There is no external threat to the USA that justifies the secret, indiscriminate surveillance of American citizens. Should any of the Senators who voted no on this bill choose to run for President, they will not have my support.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/us-senate-falls-2-votes-short-of-shutting-down-nsa-phone-spying/