This story should have delved back into the days when the FBI had these kind of powers, and more. That would have been during the Nixon/Johnson years. I know because I was one of the leaders of the San Francisco anti-war movement and had my own FBI detail assigned to me. They intercepted my mail, they sabotaged my car, twice (the wheels fell off) and they generally made themselves as annoying and intrusive as possible. I think if the press reminded people of what it was like then the public would be more upset about reinstating such powers.

My ratings probably would have been higher, however none of the links providing background and other big picture information worked. The big picture, of course, is the other side, why the administration and the agencies see this as required and why they expect 'real' results rather than why they feel that just targeting Muslim, Arab, and South Asian communties will mean the new programs will be fruitful.