a. 政府监视是否违法违宪要看监视的内容及用于什么目的。 是为了国家安全国家利益，还是为了打压持不同政见者反对党或政敌。 为了国家安全国家利益的监视则不违反宪法; 在中国，政府在网上监视打压删除或封锁持不同政见者的言论的做法就是违宪，因为言论自由是宪法赋予我国公民的权利。 到目前为之，还没听说美国政府在网络监视共和党的活动。
b. 尽管网络监视是为了国家的安全和利益而不是为了打压持不同政见者反对党或政敌，但也有可能不必要的使监视范围太大而侵犯了公民的隐私权。 其实，这倒是美国人民现在最关心的，而且OBAMA也在采取各种措施纠正这些问题。 在这里，实际上已是一个国家安全与个人隐私之间的如何平衡的问题。 有人说安全重于个人隐私，有人说更在意个人隐私。 怎么办？ 最后只有国会根据民意投票表决一个法案。 实际上，机场的安检也属同类事情。
c. 其实，SNOWDEN 事件后，OBAMA已经提名了一个知名的＂公民自由隐私＂维权人士参与政府的网络监视机构作为WATCHDOG。 实际上，国会也在对此调查听证。
所以说，不用为人家操心。美国的司法是独立的，宪法不是一张废纸。
3. 美国前总统卡特评NSA网络监视, 并表示忧虑和关切:
Former US president Jimmy Carter has admitted he uses snail mail to evade
monitoring by the National Security Agency and that he feels such surveillance methods have been abused.
"When I want to communicate with a foreign leader privately, I type or write a letter myself, put it in the post office, and mail it," Carter said with a laugh, as he was questioned on the matter on NBC's "Meet the Press" program.
"I have felt that my own communications are probably monitored," he said on the Sunday show.
A trove of documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden have sparked outrage in the United States and abroad about the vast capabilities... ...
Washington (CNN) -- A federal judge said Monday that he believes the government's once-secret collection of domestic phone records is unconstitutional, setting up likely appeals and further challenges to the data mining revealed by classified leaker Edward Snowden.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said the National Security Agency's bulk collection of metadata -- phone records of the time and numbers called without any disclosure of content -- apparently violates privacy rights. ... ...
7. 在民众抗议下，OBAMA提议停止大规模收集网上DATA:
Obama to Call for End to N.S.A.’s Bulk Data Collection
By CHARLIE SAVAGEMARCH 24, 2014
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is preparing to unveil a legislative proposal for a far-reaching overhaul of the National Security Agency’s once-secret bulk phone records program in a way that — if approved by Congress — would end the aspect that has most alarmed privacy advocates since its existence was leaked last year, according to senior administration officials.
Under the proposal, they said, the N.S.A. would end its systematic collection of data about Americans’ calling habits. The bulk records would stay in the hands of phone companies, ... ...
8. 美国众议院通过议案 禁止国安局监听民众电话
House Votes to Limit N.S.A.’s Collection of Phone Data
By JONATHAN WEISMANMAY 22, 2014
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to rein in the National Security Agency’s sweeping collection of telephone records, approving legislation that sharply divided technology advocates and civil libertarians but united the White House, conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats.
The 303-to-121 vote sent an unambiguous signal that both parties are no longer comfortable with giving the N.S.A. unfettered power to collect bulk surveillance data. A year ago, a divided House nearly voted to strip all money from the N.S.A. for such surveillance, over the protests of the Republican leadership. ... ...
9. 结论：
---- 在民主的美国，People are speaking, Government is listening, Democracy is working!
