Domestic wire tapping directed by elected or appointed officials?

Question

Express your views on its connection to our freedoms. My view is that any elected official could misuse this tool to support his party's position much like Nixon did, but legally. I see a connected to a sort of McCarthyism whereby if a person or group does not support the official stance of an administration they are somehow unAmerican and can be classified as being the enemy, making tapping of their communication justified...and furthering the party of the ruling party...which to me undermines our entire democratic system

I've watched Attorney General Gonzales on CSPAN being questioned by different committees and he will stop them short and simply not answer a direct question on these lines, therre is no oversight over these people

It's giving a fox the keys to the henhouse and telling him to watch the girls while you're out. the Administration determines to what degree (if any) the laws will be enforced, they have their hands on the information and can call any of it "classified"

Answer 1

I agree. And not only is it an affront to the constitutional principles this country was founded upon, it's illegal under established federal laws.

Read 50 U.S.C. §1801 et al. Warrantless wiretapping is illegal if anyone US citizen or resident alien is a party to the conversation.

§1802: "...The President, through the Attorney General, may authorize electronic surveillance without a court order.... for periods of up to one year if the Attorney General certifies in writing under oath that ... [in addition to other requirements] (B) there is no substantial likelihood that the surveillance will acquire the contents of any communication to which a United States person is a party".
§1801(i): "United States person means a citizen of the United States, [or] an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, [or] an unincorporated association a substantial number of members of which are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence".

§1801: "... The President, through the Attorney General, may authorize electronic surveillance ... for a period not to exceed fifteen calendar day following a declaration of war by the Congress." There has been no formal declaration of war by Congress, and under Article I Section 8 only Congress may declare war.

§1809: "A person is guilty of an offense [under this section] if he intentionally (1) engages in electronic surveillance under color of law except as authorized by statute; It is a defense to a prosecution [if] electronic surveillance was authorized by and conducted pursuant to a search warrant or court order of a court of competent jurisdiction."

18 U.S.C.A. § 2511: [Compliance with FISA] ... shall be the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance... may be conducted"

Unless authorized by court order, or within one of the narrow exceptions, warrantless wiretapping is a felony offense, punishable by up to five years per violation. Anyone who orders a criminal action is vicariously liable for that criminal action.

The President has publicly acknowledged committing hundreds if not thousands of counts of a felony offense.

Article II Section 4. "The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It violates our rights, and the constitution.
"those would give freedom for security deserve neither."-Benjamin Franklin

Answer 4

So, what are you doing that you don't want anyone to know about?