"Ahem, you spoke of need for warrants. A *Judge* gives a warrant, not the AG."
"Okay, fine. Call the judge and get a warrant. Police do it all the time."
This is not the police, this is our intelligence services.
This is not a crime investigation, this is a war we are fighting.
And the problem has been explained to you:
Judge: "Who is the suspect?"
NSA: "We dont know. the computer profiles it as suspect based on our AI program. we just have a call from Islamabad to Newark.
Judge: "what crime has been commited."
NSA: "None. A future crime. We are trying to prevent the next 9/11."
Judge: No known suspect, no known crime ... what do you want me to do again?
When we broke the Jap code and used it to win the Battle of Midway, we didnt get a warrant for spying.
Was that wrong???
Of course not. Were Japanese agents calling spies in the USA? Probably, and I'm sure we intercepted some of them. Please also remember that we put Japanese nationals in detention camps, legally. Why haven't we done that to Muslims here today? Do you think that would be legal now??