Robert Mueller has testified before congress that the government has already eavesdropped on innocent Americans, who were only communicating with fellow innocent Americans. There has also been congressional testimony from the Administration that they have not even gone to the FISA court to seek approval for wire-tapping. The Bushie's claim they don't need such approval. The only reason the Bushie's come to congress for FISA extensions is so they have some legislative cover when this tactic blows up in their face.
From personal experience: I have a relative who is a low level, government bureaucrat. That relatives personal contact information was stored on both hotmail and yahoo servers. That information disappeared from those servers last December. This lack of regard for Americans privacy goes back to 9-11. This same relative warned us that October; "just be aware that no internet communication is private".
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Robert Mueller has testified before congress that the government has already eavesdropped on innocent Americans, who were only communicating with fellow innocent Americans. There has also been congressional testimony from the Administration that they have not even gone to the FISA court to seek approval for wire-tapping. The Bushie's claim they don't need such approval. The only reason the Bushie's come to congress for FISA extensions is so they have some legislative cover when this tactic blows up in their face.
From personal experience: I have a relative who is a low level, government bureaucrat. That relatives personal contact information was stored on both hotmail and yahoo servers. That information disappeared from those servers last December. This lack of regard for Americans privacy goes back to 9-11. This same relative warned us that October; "just be aware that no internet communication is private".