Feingold: The DNI envisions a government where, if it were technologically feasible, would listen in on every, every international phone call made by its citizens. And read every, every international email. Now that’s a police state, Mr. President, not the United States of America.

Via Emptywheel, who also has an analysis of the latest word out of the White House about which amendments would cause them to veto or what we can expect to be negated (in their eyes) by signing statement.