he goes on from saying we re going to get out of collecting data on law-abiding citizens, but then maybe not. i m not entirely clear if he s really committed to the idea that government will not collect and retain data on ordinary, law-abiding americans who have done nothing wrong. i will not believe it until they shut down the warehouses. just in closing, a lot of this is being kicked to the department of justice, eric holder, and the u.s. congress. on one level, i don t think much of anything gets down on capitol hill, but as glen greenwald pointed out there is bipartisan consensus from both sides of the