Waiting for the Northwoods to Drop

Any real terrorists can easily be monitored using the existing FISA courts. No warrant has ever been refused. The secret monitoring is purely political in nature.

Of course, you can bet once the telcoms are immune your information will be secretly sold to the best bidder(s).

It's really likely there may be as Dear Leader admonishes an attack on America that dwarfs 9/11 if the telcoms don't get their way. But it will not be from terrorists unaffiliated with fourth branch of government, and you can bet somewhere someone will justify it as for "our" own good.