The government is watching everyone, doing whatever, all the time, and has extended its panopticon through "mandatory reporting requirements" imposed to require all of us to inform on each other. That's not acceptable as a matter of personal liberty
There's a conspiracy theory out there about how the Republicans refuse to really oppose Obama because he has dirt on all of them and will destroy anyone who really tries to block his agenda. There was a story about how the CIA was spying on all of Congress that backs up this theory. Apparently the Nazi's did the same thing way back when.