what bothers me about the Cringley piece is the naivety

But does it really matter? I didn't know whether to be outraged or bored
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It looks like the difference between using a rifle or a shotgun

surely the point of judicial overview is not only to stop the shotgun/trawler approach but also to stop a Stasi style file on every citizen particularly opposition politicians, journalists and thinkers. Its an infringement of free speech not just the 4th amendment and bare in mind the power to do this, if legal, will apply to all future Presidents so it isn't about your view of Bush its about whether the executive should have such power without judicial review. I thought u Americans believed in the separation of powers!

RE: Cringley on phone tapping