by Leviathan » Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:42 pm
Here is the crux of the issue: it seems blatantly unconstitutional but how can anyone challenge it's constitutionality? The only person who would have standing is technically dead.
"The President, through the Attorney General, may authorize electronic surveillance without a court order under this subchapter to acquire foreign intelligence information for periods of up to one year..." - 50 U.S.C. § 1802