Here's the fundamental hypocracy
On the one hand the US gov claims it needs to protect the public, yet won't admit the public needs protection against the government.
When rampant snooping is going on without supervision, then how is that different to sneaky plotters (or ne're-do-wells by prejudicial suspicion) being naughty on-line. Both are bad. When governments say "trust-us" then WE KNOW they're up to no good. History speaks clearly. Abuse of power goes back millennia.
The bigger the outfit the bigger the lie and the bigger the evil.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
