Look, I think that our country has become extremely complacent on this issue to the point that it scares me. The reason why we haven't had a major terrorist attack in the U.S. since 9/11 is not so much because terrorism isn't an issue, it is simply because we have been very lucky. Our intel and military has saved us many times in the last 6-7 years, though we don't hear about it thanks to the media's lack of interest and our wish to keep these things secret for good reason. Many powers we gave the government to handle this have helped to possibly save us from these attacks, which now some people aren't happy about because they are a little bit in the gray area. Getting rid of these powers and abilities in my view is suicide as it has saved us before and I don't see the danger of Big Brother that some people are complaining about on those power issues.

Now having said that, I don't see how this is going to fix the terrorist problem at all. Going in and taking out the known networks here in the U.S. is one way, acting on suspicious activity that hints towards terrorism is another good way, building fences on our borders and securing them with military and put in some effort and deporting people who are here illegally and taking care of known "trouble makers" is an excellent way, ending this stupid talk about disarming our civilians and instead properly educating people how to use a weapon and not get our pants in a knot when a teenager does something stupid and acknowledge what events like Virgina tech are "domestic terrorism" and not blame free people for a few screw-ups is a great idea. Giving our military the funding they really need to function to their full potential is an excellent idea.

To me this issue is different. To me this will lead to massively expanding the size of Government that can be abused in so many ways in the future that unquestionably leads to big brother, that will likely not be enforced properly and will not work due to loop holes that the "Black Market" always seems to find is not the solution if you ask me. The Government governs the best when they govern the least. They just need to better utilize the powers they already have instead of giving themselves more powers they will most certainly mishandle and abuse.