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Without requiring the government to obtain all of that data. >> congressman, isn't it true that the phone companies have resisted that for -- because it is bad pr, it is bad sort of -- it is expensive. they don't want the legal liability associated potentially with it. how do you get the phone companies to do the record keeping? >> well, i think the phone companies have a mixture of emotions on this. on one hand you are absolutely right. they would rather say we've got a court order and we just gave them what they asked for. yes, it is a lot of data but we are just following the requirement of...

Significant terrorist plot. that's when the underwear bomber abdulmutallab tried to bring down a jet over detroit. any kind of change in security in detroit could have a domino effect. >> obviously with an impact on local police, local emergency services, there have to be plans in place to pick up the slack that might involve the governor national guard. it might involve more federal assistance. you you don't want to lose sight of that very important priority. >> we asked secretary chertoff who he thought would be the next homeland security secretary after janet napolitano leaves in a matter o...

And other programs that may exist? >> no, and this is such an important point. let's say the u.s. government collects everybody's phone records and taps into everybody's internet chats. they then say, when it turns out they get caught doing that, we detect a terrorist plot as a result of this program, no, that isn't correct. they ended up detecting terrorist plots because they specifically listened in on the phone conversations or e-mail communications of specific people about whom there was evidence to believe they were engaged in terrorism. what the u.s. government always did in the past, wh...

Are certain countries in which the u.s. congress has declared a war. the authorized use of military force in places like afghanistan, and he's not interested in exposing secrets of what is being done against those countries. he instead is wanting to inform the citizenry, not just around the united states but around the world, that the nsa is targeting everybody, and trying to erode privacy for all of us. >> the heads of the intelligence committees have said it proves dozens of terror plots have been foiled because of these programs. if that happens, would it justify the existence of prism and ...

Force in places like afghanistan, and he's not interested in exposing secrets of what is being done against those countries. he instead is wanting to inform the citizenry, not just around the united states but around the world, that the nsa is targeting everybody, and trying to erode privacy for all of us. >> the heads of the intelligence committees have said it proves dozens of terror plots have been foiled because of these programs. if that happens, would it justify the existence of prism and other programs that may exist? >> no, and this is such an important point. let's say the u.s. govern...