Thread: Scalia Says He Sees a Role for Physical Interrogations
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Old 02-26-2008, 10:57 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by waitingtables View Post
No that isn't the issue. It is that the government can wiretap domestic calls. That means citizens, not foreigners. And my calls aren't private if they want to listen, that is the whole point here. It is illegal and unconstitutional.

The government has always had the power to wiretap domestic calls. A warrant was needed. That has never changed, even under the Patriot Act.

The issue is whether the government can:

1. Wiretap calls originating outside the USA, to the USA, without a warrant.
2. And issues regarding modern technology: A phone call within Afghanistan might be routed through the USA first. Does that call require a warrant? Well, it does, under the FISA law which Bush has been trying to change and to which the Democrats are objecting.