Senate Republicans Already Blaming Anti-Surveillance Movement For Terrorist Attacks

“There could be some second thoughts among both Republicans and Democrats in the wake of Paris and San Bernardino about the appropriateness of watering down our national security tools,” McConnell told the AP in an interview. “It’s an area we’re going to take a look at. Because look, national security and these threats of terrorism are now right at the top of the list of concerns of the American people.”
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/12/17/3733436/senate-mass-surveillance/