It won't surprise me if a future president abuses this power. When they do, we'll have to deal with it. Right now IMO there is a justified reason for what is taking place. In the future, there may come a time when the reason is not justified.
I would be willing to bet that if this judge were reviewing the same thing under Clinton, she would deem it to be a separation of powers issue and refuse to rule on it.
I agree, and I'm sure this ruling will be overturned by Appeals courts or the SCOTUS, although they will probably clarify and restrict the circumstances for warrentless wiretapping to some extent. I'm afraid I missed the subtle sarcasm in your post #17, but I won't miss it next time...lol.