Librarians turned snitch?

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Anyway, I have no objections whatsoever to the described actions above.

But couldn't they have accomplished the objectives you cite with a warrant?

I find them not unreasonable (remember, the 4th Amendment protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant).

The problem with acting without warrants is that the Bush administration is essentially saying, "trust us, we only spy on the bad guys". So how do we know they're not behaving in an "unreasonable" manner? Their word? Puhlease.

I keep coming back to why? Why not request warrants from a judicial body with something like a .00097% denial rate? What are they up to and who are they spying on that they don't feel a warrant will be issued by this group who, seemingly, issue warrants at the drop of a hat?

However, should i have had contact with a phone number discovered on a terrorist cell phone, I don't think it unreasonable to be monitored.

Neither would FISA.