Until now, the bipartisan line on the National Security Agency’s massive, indiscriminate collection of tens of millions of citizens’ cell phone metadata was that it is both constitutionally permissible and vital in stopping dozens of terrorist attacks. Statements to that effect were made not only by the Obama administration, but also by Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Mich.
But as the Washington Post reported last week, this line of argument is being put out of business.
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