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The warrantless wiretapping of Americans by the Bush administration was illegal

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1978 FISA law explicitly regulates wiretaps and criminalized what Bush did

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FISA was an unconstitutional encroachment on presidential power

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FISA outdated: need to act fast and secretly in GWOT

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FISA was overriden by the authorization of military force

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FISA doesn't cover foreign communications

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Unconstitutional evasion of 4th amendment due process

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President has power as commander in chief

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There was due process: NSA decided carefully

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Neither Bush admin., nor prior ones, suggested could do that until exposed

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president didn't want enemy to know

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