Should police be allowed to track where cell phones are, and to get the records of who calls are made to, all without a court warrant?
'Tis a common practice these days. I am not weighing in with an opinion right now, as I haven't given it enough thought.
And, what of a related issue -- and maybe a bigger one: Should authorities be allowed to wiretap, and are they? After 9-11, George W. Bush authorized the National Security Agency to wiretap suspected terrorists.
Stop right there. Did the article (New York Times article) say Bush AUTHORIZED this? The article does say legislation followed, broadening the power, but if the initial authorization came from President Bush, isn't that another case of legislating by the executive branch, the likes of which we castigated President Obama for just weeks ago?
You might suggest it all falls under the war powers authority the president has. I, though, am not sure the war powers extend that far.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/us/police-tracking-of-cellphones-raises-privacy-fears.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
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