But the process of convincing people to trust politicians again is "going to be a long march".
But this time, reformers are growing more confident of also convincing the Senate to back the legislation after strong support in recent days from the White House, intelligence agency leaders and a US federal appeals court – even as major civil libertarian groups have decried the bill as insufficient reform.
There is no arrogance, no show, and every word is convincing.
The US government and its listeners have not advanced any convincing argument that what they do is compatible with the morality of freedom, US constitutional law or international human rights.
The alternative is that one of them spent the evening convincing the other to come around to their way of thinking.
But while the 40-year-old Australian remains open to talks – no official approach has yet been made – it is understood he will now need convincing that the job still wields sufficient power in the light of such decisions.
He is due to launch a six-day, 30-destination tour of Scotland's heartlands aimed at convincing undecided voters of the case for a patriotic no vote.
Because in the passing caravan of peace-process tourism there is normally no mention of the secret war conducted by the state and its impact in convincing republicans they could not win the war.
"Streaming is the growth in music, and Spotify is the growth in streaming," said Ek, in a convincing pitch for his company to become the smartest streaming music service, thanks to its new features – at least until we see what Apple has planned.
Some claimed Google tried to create negative press around the laws by convincing journalists the right would be harmful for freedom of expression and information.
White, who said he is a native of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, said he had a tough time convincing many of family members that he had a winning ticket.
