4th Amendment Rediscovered.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

A federal court has ordered a stop to the NSA program of wiretapping without a warrant.

A federal judge in Detroit on Thursday ordered the Bush administration to halt the National Security Agency's program of domestic eavesdropping, saying it violated the U.S. Constitution.

Judge Anna Diggs Taylor said the controversial practice of warrantless wiretapping known as the "Terrorist Surveillance Program" violated free speech rights, protections against unreasonable searches and the constitutional check on the power of the presidency.

Now, if this administration wants to spy on someone they will have to go the FISA court and get a warrant, as the law demands.

Unless Bush decides to ignore this, like he has so many other things.

Now, to all my little conservative friends who have wet their pants in fear and are screaming that the Islamofacists have won, a few notes. We can still wiretap anyone we want, we just have to get a warrant. Getting a warrant isn't that hard, since the court was established to handle these cases, they have approved well over 99% of the request, and the government can even get a warrant 3 days AFTER they start listening in.

So, go change you pampers and calm down, we will still be able to track down the bad guys.





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