it would require an additional step by going to court to retief this information from private companies. so in terms of political ramifications what i can tell you is that the patriot act and provisions in it has been rubber stamped several times but the attitudes of americans have shifted. they're the new generation of americans, much more skeptical a younger group less trusting of their government and institutions in general who feel this gathering of information bulk collection is is not a necessary thing. >> why would a republican who wants to be president of the united states want to see the patriot act lapse even though it may be replaced by this freedom act pretty soon. is it to get attention on himself as sort of a young liberal, as you're suggesting, it has drawn some flack hasn't it? >> it certainly has, but you have to remember that rand paul is no ordinary republican. he's very different from the sort of mainstream republicans that the country has seen. he is part of the libertarian wing. one that is very attractive to younger voters. you can see why he would be making this