are conservatives traitors for supporting warrantless wiretapping?

Question

Are they traitors for supporting any unconstitutional actions of this president?

So burn the constitution to buy into the illusion of safety? And bush isn't using the system like pres.carter-clinton he's not going thruogh the FISA court like the previous pres. Thus he's breaking the law!

The fourth amendment protects us from unreasonable search and siezure and there is a law that requires the president to go through the secret FISA court yet he didn't didn't he and you pledge to up hold this republic and this republics back bone is it's laws thus if you actively seek to by pass them are you not betraying your pledge which in the presidents case is legally binding.

Answer 1

Wiretapping an American citizen without a warrant is illegal, even if he's talking to a foreigner in another country. The Constitution guarantees us the right against illegal search, and the Supreme Court has upheld that telephone calls have the expectation of privacy. It would take the CIA about 30 minutes to get a warrant to tap someone's phone if they had reasonable evidence that the target was a terrorist or communicating them them.

It's not TREASON, but it is ILLEGAL, and the perpetrator should be arrested and brought to trial for violating the civil rights of everyone who was spied upon this way.

This week, the Senate is planning to pass a bill that will pardon the President for all his warrantless wiretaps. First, the Senate doesn't have the AUTHORITY to pardon anyone: the Constitution does not give them that power. Second, can you IMAGINE what the hue and cry would have been had a Democratically-controlled Senate tried to pardon CLINTON? Third, don't you think this sets a dangerous precedent? If the Senate can pardon the President and the President can pardon the Senators, and the Justices can't stop them, then aren't Checks and Balances pretty much out the window?

Answer 2

Why can't the cons tell the difference between legal wiretapping and warrantless wiretapping? Wiretapping is perfectly legal if the correct procedures are used. As a matter of fact in an emergency, a warrant can be obtained after the fact and it is still legal. The problem with this president is that he feels he is above the law and does not need to follow the procedures. Get the warrants, if even after the fact Mr. President.

Answer 3

They are not traitors at all. If you have nothing to hide who the hell cares. Well until the day comes when we stop another terrorist attack from the use of wiretapping. Then no one will care. Everyone will jump on the bandwagon. Give it up already! Big deal! Oh the NSA is listening to my private calls & my rights are being violated. Thank God you live in the USA or whatever other free country you live in. Wow, your government is trying to protect you!! Feel lucky they are somewhat concerned. Other countries don't care at all about the safety of their people. Typical liberal scum.

Answer 4

there is quite NO clarification for it. It purely instruments a precedent for the brushing aside of the form. And the FISA regulation says that they could DO the wiretap without a warrent in the event that they bypass back to the FISA court docket withing 72 hours, it is extra permissive to the government than you suspected. yet whilst they did that, it may hamper POLITICAL spying, it is what the regulation replaced into designed to evade. Down with Dictator Dumbya!!!

Answer 5

You're an idiot. Do you even realize the injustices that take place in other countries when it comes to personal freedoms? Some of the crap you probably spew about the gov't online and on your phone would get you a quick beheading in these countries. Quit whining, quit being so paranoid, and enjoy you're freedom to say what you like when you like...God Bless America.

Answer 6

I say yes on both counts! If any of them support the President's illegal wiretapping program aimed against ordinary Americans, then they ARE TRAITORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

I would say the CENTRAL idea of the American Revolution and the Constitution that flowed therefrom is the rule of law and not of men... or scumbags like Dictator Dumbya. So they rip up the Constitution at the peril of ALL of us.

Answer 8

Where in the constitution is this a crime? Have YOU ever read it? Of course not you just parrot.

Who said conservatives support it? Get your facts straight before shooting off your mouth, Sparky.

Answer 9

I am going to take up for the Conservatives on this one. The wire tapping is for our protection. It dose not make them traitors if they support protecting our nation. Our country is large..and it is difficult to know who,when,where, and how some one is going to attack us. The wire tapping system was put into effect to help ease the guess work involved. So don't call them traitors. They love America just as much as you and I.

Answer 10

They are wise.

If the Founding Fathers envisioned the War on Terror and the technology available to us today to assist in fighting this war, they would not have had a problem with wiretapping at all. Judges need to understand that it was not the intent of those who framed the Constitution to protect criminals and our enemies who use our own system to protect themselves, as opposed to having it protect the innocent and law-abiding for which it was intended.