How his warnings on the Patriot Act were not just ignored, but mocked.
Pay attention to the debate over the word “relevance.” This is exactly how Obama used weasel words in his NSA speech: He took terms and used them to imply their common meaning, when they have very specific and poorly-understood meanings under the administration’s interpretation.
First they ignore you. Then the laugh at you (mock). Finally they fight with you. And then they lose.