Originally Posted by Ustwo

There comes a time where you must trust your government to some extent. If they are going to abuse their powers, they will do so regardless of the law. I know again, this example is too old to matter, but ask J.E. Hoover what he thought of wiretapping rules, and if they mattered to him. The foundation of the US is such that if such abuses do happen they can be questioned and changed, but to hobble us in trying times out of a fear that maybe someone might find a way to abuse such powers is in itself irrational. I have no fear of the FBI using my library records to harm me in any way. I am doing nothing illegal and if they wanted to somehow blackmail me for checking out the illustrated Karma Sutra for the 10th time, they would do so regardless of the legality of the search. If they do start such abuses, such as Hoovers time they can be delt with.