I am a new member here, and this is my first diary, which is a version of something that I posted a similar entry on Daily Kos a week or so ago.  It fell off the map rather quickly, and of those who did read it, few of them got my point.  Here it goes:

I am amazed when I talk with my conservative friends and family from Tennessee to find that many of them still support warrantless wiretapping.  This sets a dangerous precedent by ignoring the fourth amendment.  It is not unimaginable that in the near future, other parts of our Bill of Rights will be in danger as well.  Still, many people support the program stating that they have nothing to hide, and so no one but a "terrorist" should be afraid of the wiretaps.  I have found a way to discuss this with people I talk to that will help them see our concern, while simultaneously chipping away at the right-wing base: