Wire Tapping?

Question

So the government can tap your phone if they believe your a terrorist threat with out a court order.
Two part question:
1) If the government wasn't able to obtain enough evedance to get a court order, how is it allowed to target you with wire tapping?
2) Is there an experation date on this law or is this something that will be in effect forever?

Answer 1

1) The justification is that the matter is too sensitive to reveal publicly in a warrant and ot is too time sensitive to not act immediately. Hogwash (4th amendment and all), but that is the argument.

2) Probably going to be in effect until the people insist their represntatives repeal it or a successful case against it gets through the supreme court. Either way it will be awhile.

Answer 2

Government agencies actually are able to tap your phone anytime they feel the need to. The warrant only allows them to use anything overheard against you in a court of law. Wireless communication is even easier to intercept, moving as it does through the air. Regulation of this is not yet in effect.

Answer 3

Alright, I'm no expert. I also don't know what country's laws you're talking about, but I'll assume it's the USA.

I think Bush's patriot act allows the police to skip the whole court process. They don't need to get enough evidence. As for the best before date, I doubt there's one. But as I said, I'm no expert in American law.