Surveillance of US citizens by US Govt

This is the kind of stuff that gets me insane. I am perplexed and disturbed by the belief held by government officials of the US and Law Enforcement (LE) personnel around the country that it is acceptable to conduct wholesale surveillance of US citizens. WTF?! The major difference between the US and China or Russia or the old East Germany is that the US (and its friend the UK) use technology to spy, where the others use people. Oh, and the US/UK claim to be 'free' societies. Free DOES NOT include being watched by the government.

Let me make my position perfectly clear, without a warrant based on a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity it is UNACCEPTABLE to conduct any form of surveillance of people in the US.

If Scalia believes the Constitution should be interpreted through the eyes of the founding fathers, I want him to explain how the founding fathers would have supported this. I want to hear about how Jefferson and Madison would have considered the inserting government oversight into the daily activities of citizens.

I want to hear from the people opposed to a 'nanny state' how this is any better.

In short spying in America, no matter what you call it, is wrong.