User blog comment:Semanticdrifter/Digital Protest Against the FISA Improvements Act/@comment-33628828-20140206045829/@comment-26474238-20140206055109

It would help if you knew what you were talking about before being blatantly condescending.

1. "People shouldn't be surprised when this happens, it's who they voted for."
 * For this statement to be even remotely founded, everyone that is currently surprised would have had to vote for the offending representatives, when that is most certainly not the case in reality.

2. "It is pretty ironic that people are concerned about the government peeking, when they give plentiful information to Facebook and other social networking sites."
 * Once again, you are making a blanket statement not founded in reality. Please do not take your half-truths and use them as strawman arguments.

3. "And again, I have to say, if this is such a big problem I'd recommend voting for whatever party best represents libertarianism next election."
 * I am going to explain to you how it works in America and most other parts of the world as well: the people we vote for are those chosen by their respective parties. You really think we do not have the illusion of "choice" when, for instance, the Democrats and Republicans choose our candidates for us and make it impossible for independent candidates?

4. "You get what you vote for (or don't vote for, in the case of about 1/2 of Americans)."
 * Hate to tell you this, but pulling a random statistic out of your butt isn't really helping your point. I am not denying what you claim, but at the same time, if you are going to be utterly contemptuous, it might be best to stick with facts instead of misusing statistics. In-fact, I would like to share with you a quote: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics"