Judge Rules Against Wiretaps - NSA Program Called Unconstitutional - 3 views

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  #1 Jun Jie Tan on 08 Sep 09

   

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR2006081700650.html
  
  After 11 Sept 2001, President Bush commissioned a warrant-less wiretapping program. Since its exposé, it has come under fire as it does not comply with the Fourth Amendment, and has been ruled by court to be an infringement to privacy and freedom of speech.
  
  However, this program has proven its worth by preventing several terrorist attacks (TIME, Jan 2006). So, on one hand it broke the golden rule and violated the fourth amendment, and on the other hand, it saved lives that would have been lost to bombings. Are the founding beliefs of a country more important than preserving the lives of potential victims?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR2006081700650.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR2006081700650.html</a> <br /> <br /> After 11 Sept 2001, President Bush commissioned a warrant-less wiretapping program. Since its exposé, it has come under fire as it does not comply with the Fourth Amendment, and has been ruled by court to be an infringement to privacy and freedom of speech. <br /> <br /> However, this program has proven its worth by preventing several terrorist attacks (TIME, Jan 2006). So, on one hand it broke the golden rule and violated the fourth amendment, and on the other hand, it saved lives that would have been lost to bombings. Are the founding beliefs of a country more important than preserving the lives of potential victims?</div>

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