Originally Posted by DVPGSR
I think this is a pretty good, pro-active approach to fighting terrorism. It only is used for calls from or to people in the US to other countries and is only for people with suspected strong ties, or known ties to terrorism.
If the NSA needs to provision a wiretap, why shouldn't they have to go to court to get a warrant? The unchecked power of the government to spy on citizens this way is very, very dangerous.