This date is critical to 'Merica's continuing facade of democratic government because it is the day on which the Patriot Act ends, if it is not renewed. Under Section 215 of that act, 'Mericans have no privacy when they use digital communications; in the 21st century that is everyday of your life. Forget about the Bill of Rights, that is so 18th century and written with quill pens for pity's sake. So if you are only obsessed about your "dic pics" being seen by government agents ("dic sheriffs") without your permission, as John Oliver apparently is, you need to watch his video interview of Edward Snowden in Moscow: