[brothers4thID]

The number one freedom, civil liberty if you will, is life. If, by getting wiretaps on suspected terrorists and acquaintances of terrorists, officials save my life, how is that infringing on my civil liberties?

[hedgetrimmer]

The government protects LIFE LIBERTY and PROPERTY for INDIVIDUALS, as defined by the US Constitution. Your liberty IS infringed, when the government allows itself to infringe on the liberty of others. Your duty as a citizen is to make sure that the government infringes on no one's rights and that the law and justice prevail. Maybe more citizens need to get involved, instead of leaving their 'protection' up to the government.