i told you so. he was against the patriot act from the start, against this provision saying it was way too broad. it wasn t right for the american people to be invaded this way by the government, but it seems to be at least in the hallways that kind of anger and grumbling is at a minimum. jonathan turley, professor of law at george washington. two questions. i m thinking, here you have the federal government. federal government calls up verizon says, verizon business communications, we want every phone call. if i m verizon, can i legally say no? the administration has forced them to comply and there are many that have great reservations and opposition to this type of effort is ludicrous to say this is just a telephone number, it doesn t tell you much. they want it because it does tell them a great deal. it tells them about the duration of your call, who you were