Agreed. Their argument is they are trying to better protect us:
But law enforcement officials contend that imposing such a mandate is reasonable and necessary to prevent the erosion of their investigative powers. ... "We’re not talking expanding authority. We’re talking about preserving our ability to execute our existing authority in order to protect the public safety and national security."
But our intelligence services had all the data necessary to discover the "Christmas day bomber" but failed to connect the dots.
But law enforcement officials contend that imposing such a mandate is reasonable and necessary to prevent the erosion of their investigative powers. ... "We’re not talking expanding authority. We’re talking about preserving our ability to execute our existing authority in order to protect the public safety and national security."
But our intelligence services had all the data necessary to discover the "Christmas day bomber" but failed to connect the dots.