i understand we have a problem.
what kinds of things?
i see.
i don't know what that means.
so. how much money do you want in exchange for not ruining my life?
you're not.
i've lived through the dark ages of hoover's watch-list and mccarthy's witch hunts - men who used moral crusades, fired by fear, to lay waste to our freedoms.
Our intelligence communities presently monitor our phones, computers, financial transactions, medical histories. all this and more. Some of you may say, "Fine. I'm not a criminal and I have nothing to hide." Well God forbid we ever edge to tyranny. God forbid George Orwell's version of America becomes a reality. We are that close.