<sigh> Well, folks, if you were feeling a little more secure about our Constitution with the last court ruling on NSA surveillance...think again.
As the commenters said, I wonder what kind of dirt the NSA has on Judge William Pauley. There is no way on Earth that this is in keeping with the Fourth Amendment:
Fourth Amendment
Amendment IV
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.
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This bears repeating: No warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation, particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
Probable cause is required for searching a person, their houses, papers, and effects. A court must agree that there is probable cause in order for the agency to violate someone’s privacy.
This amendment protects a person from a government abusing its power, as we saw in the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and China. People who are not doing anything wrong have a right to be let alone.
Eagle 