If any American can prove that their phone records and conversations were listened to without a court order then that person will become wealthy indeed. There are 1000’s of civil rights lawyers waiting to pounce on this.
central_va: “If any American can prove that their phone records and conversations were listened to without a court order then that person will become wealthy indeed.”
Well, that’s the problem. If they’re doing it, it’s likely classified. It’s also likely covered by a court order. That assumes I trust the courts to protect American’s 4th Amendment rights. I don’t.
A court order that permits the indiscriminate collection of vast sums of data on millions upon millions of Americans without probable cause is by its very nature unconstitutional. The SCOTUS might disagree, but that doesn’t mean I can’t understand the founder’s clear intent for myself. It just means the corruption is far deeper than many Americans realize.
And just how would they find out at the level of preponderance of the evidence in civil suits? Only way I can see is a whistleblower. You know, the guys facing prosecution if they come forward. You don't even perceive the catch-22 of your position here.