As Rand Paul says, the 4th amendment is clearly being violated. Unfortunately, most everyone else in Washington doesn’t care. They believe the threat of terrorism outweighs our Constitutional rights, which I don’t agree with, it’s just the lazy way out. The House already voted. The Senate is next, and we’ll see if Paul can block it, he’s already promised a filibuster but that’s not enough in itself. At that point, it will be up to Trump to either sign it into law, or veto.
If I were Trump, I would veto it, and say that the reason why is because I am a victim of it. I would then use that announcement to prosecute those that abused it. I would wait until justice is served for the abuse before I re-authorized a modified system. Unfortunately, that’s not how I expect this to play out, since Trump said he already fixed it by Presidential action before the House voted, which was his implicit approval for it being passed.
Your analyses is great and i agree.