Warrantless Wire Tapping

One of the number one hot button issues since the beginning of the century has been warrantless wiretapping. First exposed by the New York Times in 2005, the subject has been thrust into the spotlight again after US District Judge Vaugn R. Walker recently ruled against the US government and in favor of the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation. His ruling stated that the rights of the foundation had been violated by illegal electronic surveillance.

My opinion on warrantless wiretapping is thus; whatever it takes to keep this country safe. I am not excited by the threat of big brother any more than I am the threat of terrorism, but I can tell you which one I'd rather have. I am of the believe that as long as the government only acts on information that they were seeking, then we'll all be ok. For example, if they suspect someone of being a terrorist only to find out he is merely a petty thief, they should leave well enough alone and let local law enforcement figure it out and nab the guy. Any information not relating to the war on terror should be strictly ignored.

Maybe it's because September 11th really affected me. My uncle worked in the north building until August 11th 2001, one month before the terrorist attack that changed our nation forever. I just don't want that to happen again and if it means we have to spy on our own citizens to prevent it, than so be it.