"The Truong case, however, involved surveillance that began in 1977, before the enactment of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which established a secret court for granting foreign intelligence warrants.
Democrats and some Republicans in Congress say FISA guidelines, approved in 1978 when Mr. Carter was president, are the only way the president may conduct surveillance on U.S. soil.
Administration officials say the president has constitutional authority to conduct surveillance without warrants in the name of national security. The only way Congress could legitimately curtail that authority, they argue, is through an amendment to the Constitution. "
Exactly, that "things are different because of FISA" is a load of crap. The Congress can not pass a law that overrules the Constitution. If there is a conflict the Constitution wins every time.
"The Congress can not pass a law that overrules the Constitution."
That's a load of hogwash .. the congress has done it time and time again. Roe v. Wade, CFR, affirmative action, etc.