ACLU v. NSA

1) I believe the NSA has the right to wire tap because they aren't using the information they find for any other purpose but to end the war on terror and they have a compelling governmental interest.

2) After the terrorist attack of 9/11, president Bush installed a program through the NSA that let the NSA tap into phone lines, emails, text messages, ect, without a search warrant in order to find possible links to terrorists to prevent another terrorists attack.

3)

• The wire tapping represents a vital effort by the President to ensure that we have in place an early warning system to detect and prevent another catastrophic terrorist attack on America.

• President has the primary duty under the Constitution to protect the American people.
• The Constitution gives the President the full authority necessary to
  carry out that solemn duty.
• Congress in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), enacted on Septembcr 18, 2001 -- After 9/11, Congress' first move was to authorize the president to
  
• In its first legislative response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, Congress authorized the President to “use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks” of September 11th in order to prevent “any future acts of international terrorism against the United States.”
• Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
• In order to intercept there must be a “a reasonable basis to
  conclude that one party to the communication is a member of al Qaeda, affiliated with al Qaeda, or a member of an organization affiliated with al Qaeda.

4)

• NSA does not have the power under the 4th amendment, which requires a search warrant.
• "slippery slope" - If you give the president the power to do this you ultimately give him the power to do whatever he wants.

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