“The 205-to-217 vote was far closer than expected and came after a brief but impassioned debate over citizens’ right to privacy and the steps the government must take to protect national security. It was a rare instance in which a classified intelligence program was openly discussed on the House floor, and disagreements over the program led to some unusual coalitions. (…)

This is only the beginning, (…)

National security is of paramount importance, yet the N.S.A’s dragnet collection of Americans’ phone records violates innocent Americans’ privacy rights and should not continue as its exists today,”

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/25/us/politics/house-defeats-effort-to-rein-in-nsa-data-gathering.html?hp&_r=0

The sooner the better!

Emphasis added

http://www.zeit.de/politik/2013-07/NSA-Spionage-Telefonueberwachung-Geheimdienst