Originally Posted by qtiger
Once again, how do we know that? There needs to be a process, and there needs to be oversight. Our government is built upon checks and balances, and this is simply unchecked power.
If there's something wrong with the old system then lets fix the system rather than abandoning it for blind trust in the executive branch.
There are seperation of powers between the three branches of government and this is one of those things I feel the Executive branch is free to do.
We know that because the President has been pretty clear what it was being used for and had been briefing certain, select & bi-partisan members of Congress on prior to the leak. A leak that has since posed a great danger to this country and is more serious that the leak of Valerie Plame. This warrantless eavesdropping is a very specific an targeted program for terrorists.