I also think it undermines freedom of speech. When the Snowden stuff started coming out, I wanted to ask friends in government what they thought. But the only ways I can ask them are at risk from government snooping. Not wanting to put them at risk, there's no way I can ask them.
Basically, all of them took an oath. They should live up to that.
Because ubiquitous surveillance undermines freedoms key to a functioning democracy. For example, freedom of the press: http://www.juancole.com/2013/11/censoring-scrutiny-mccauley....
I also think it undermines freedom of speech. When the Snowden stuff started coming out, I wanted to ask friends in government what they thought. But the only ways I can ask them are at risk from government snooping. Not wanting to put them at risk, there's no way I can ask them.
Basically, all of them took an oath. They should live up to that.