[WackyKat]

To get the records, the FBI doesn't have to appear before a judge, nor demonstrate "probable cause" - reason to believe that the targeted client is involved in criminal or terrorist activity. Moreover, the National Security Letters are attached with a gag order, preventing any financial institution from informing its clients that their records have been surrendered to the FBI. If a financial institution breaches the gag order, it faces criminal penalties. And finally, the FBI will no longer be required to report to Congress how often they have used the National Security Letters.

Bye-Bye 4th Amendment

[oceanview]

who do you want to trust, the courts? are you kidding me, do you realize who sits on the bench in this country? the ultra left dominates the bench, many with lifetime appointments. the judiciary cannot be trusted to protect us from terrorism, to the contrary, if given the chance, the judiciary would extend full access to the US court system to terrorists and block any effective domestic enforcement in the name of "civil rights".

its the whole "enemy within" thing to steal a live from Michael Savage.

At least I can vote out the executive branch if it runs amuck with these laws. We can't do anything to combat the corruption of the judiciary, we are powerless against judges with lifetime appointment, and the bench is packed with the left.