You seem to forget that the Congress gave the President to use all necessary and available force to fight terrorism. That is law as well. Once again, technology changes and Congress has not bothered to keep up with the changes in time and technology, the President is acting on his authority as Commander-in-Chief to combat further attacks on this country. The Courts have always granted a President, wide sweeping powers when it comes to national security. This has been proven with the Gitmo prison camp. Although not specifically stated in the Congressional resolutions, the Courts held that the camp was acceptable under the guise of the President's responsibility as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Services in conjuction with the Joint Resolution giving the President the authority to use all necessary and available force.

Furthermore, the Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizures, the question the Court will ask is would a reasonable person think that their phone calls to a known terrorist or a foreign agent not be possibly tapped. The Court will answer that question resoundingly as No, a reasonable person would expect this possibility.

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