So, this means you are in favor of any US gov't agency being allowed... or
encouraged... to spy on citizens by whatever means the agents find
convenient, for any reason the agents can think of?


Dan J.S. wrote:
Only if there is reasonable reason to, that can be proven in court. However,
at the risk of timeliness, some of this spying could be executed without a
court order.


A system such as this would be wide-open to abuse for all
kinds of purposes.

In other words, give the various enforcement agencies a
blank check to spy on whomever they please, whenever they
please.

However, if I were to legislate it, I would set aside 20 federal judges that
do nothing but warrants for this exact reason. These judges would approve
warrants in real time. On as needed basis.

That would be my solution.


That's a little better, but is still a very drastic
weakening of Constitutional protection.

When would you prosecute a gov't agent... or an entire
agency... and throw them in the slammer, hard time, for
breaking a US citizen's Constitutional right to privacy and
security from unreasonable search?

The Bush Administration's answer seems to be 'never'.

DSK