[tfecw]

"let me be clearer: your post is idiotic and asinine."

That's a little better. Perhaps you, as someone who likes to point out when logic isn't being used, could use a bit of your own and explain why my post is "idiotic and asinine" and maybe we could have a discussion.

[flashbunny]

Well, if you can't figure out out yourself, I don't hold out much hope for you.

But here it goes:

Wire taps/ eavesdropping:
- Authorized powers given to the government under the constitution
- Within the law
- subject to review and approval by the courts
- everybody knows the government CAN and DOES do this, and can act accordingly

Stealing cell phone records:
- Against the law
- Theft is NOT subject to any review ("Gee, were their grounds for stealing those confidential phone records???")
- People have an expectation that their cell phone records remain private and not for sale on the open or black market.

Now, read the two comparisons. Take some time to think about it. Then maybe you'll see why your original post was one of the dumbest I've ever seen here.