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Very good thoughts. I'd add the ACLU to your list. They were the first ones that came to mind (what's left of mine).
I'd be concerned about losing sight of things though. There's a FISA fight going on, and a secondary blue dog fight. Can't fight everything at once, even when fighting symbiants. At present time, shouldn't the focus remain primarily on the FISA fight.
But your observation about this new fish on the line is right, in my blurry view.