Warrantless Wiretapping To Go to Court

One of the most controversial governemnt programs of the past decade has been the NSA's warrantless wiretapping. Despite the fact that the US Constitution directly bans all warrantless wiretapping, proponents say it is an American practice.

Or sometimes they even believe that it is legal.

The administration has acknowledged eavesdropping on Americans' international communications without first seeking court approval. President Bush has said the eavesdropping is legal because of a congressional resolution passed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that authorized him to use force in the fight against terrorism.
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Ann Beeson, the ACLU's associate legal director, said the administration's arguments in defense of the program don't square with the Constitution.

"The framers never intended to give the president the power to ignore the laws of Congress even during wartime and emergencies," she said last week during a conference call with reporters.

If you can disregard the Constitution during wartime -- and during a war that may go on for decades -- what is the point of the Constitution. The administration is basically saying that when the going gets tough, the Constitution no longer applies to them. They are above all laws.

AmericaBlog notes that the government believes "no court can consider the issues." Again, they feel as if they are above the law, above the judicial branch.

This is an issue that American citizens are against when they know the full facts -- or at least as full as the average citizen is allowed to know -- it is clearly a political and moral loser for the government. Expect a silly three-day event like, say, discussing Gay Marriage Prohibition to come soon.