You may find witnesses , '' Townsend said . NEW : `` At what point do citizens stand up and say this is the tipping point ? '' The answer to that question depends on how you define "citizen". NEW : There 's been no `` single other publicly disclosed order '' with such far-reaching effects . The Obama administration is accused of going too far in using the Patriot Act . Section 215 in the law gives FBI `` pretty broad authority , '' former U.S. prosecutor says .
NEW : `` At what point do citizens stand up and say this is the tipping point ? '' The answer to that question depends on how you define "citizen". NEW : There 's been no `` single other publicly disclosed order '' with such far-reaching effects . The Obama administration is accused of going too far in using the Patriot Act . Section 215 in the law gives FBI `` pretty broad authority , '' former U.S. prosecutor says .