But Congress will want to be in the loop. And Congress has already shown that it simply cannot be trusted to keep ANYTHING confidential, even in matters of national security.
The President is specifically tasked with protecting the country. He should be able to make a judgment as to when to invoke FISA and when FISA would be detrimental.
Your "rights" are not being violated by warrantless wire-taps, unless you're talking to al-Qaeda.
"The President is specifically tasked with protecting the country."
Actually, he swore to "preserve, protect and defend the US Constitution" in his Oath of Office.
"He should be able to make a judgment as to when to invoke FISA and when FISA would be detrimental."
No, he shouldn't. The President doesn't make the laws, and he doesn't decide which he likes and dislikes. Does the phrase "he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" ring a bell?
The utter lack of respect people have for the Constitution when you scare them is utterly predictable. Some of us prefer to agree with Patrick Henry on the tradeoff of liberty for personal safety.
--R.