The US government has ordered Verizon to surrender identifiable information on EVERY CALL IN ITS NETWORK EVERY DAY. This is a major abuse of power that shocks the conscience and should forever be banned in law.
A step in that direction is the repeal of the "business records" provision of the Patriot Act, 50 USC section 1861
The order was reported by the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-co...
Americans do not want to live in a fascist or communist state. Giving the government the authority to force companies to give data not related to a specific named person boggles the mind and shocks the conscience.