Congress goes off the deep end

You guys never cease to amaze me. You make it sound like wire-tapping gone wild. So, it's for international calls, others are notified, and reasons are given. I don't see a problem with that, and I am not a Bush-supporter (mainly because of illegal immigration and spiraling debt).In Defense of Congress: The first priority of government is to protect the people. Similar security emphasis over some rights has occurred for other wars, and like those, the temporary measures will be retracted when the war is over (i.e. in 72.327992 yrs). You may not feel that there is a threat from radical Islam, and a war, but a significant portion of USA does.When I vote Republican, it's because the Democrats offer a worse choice.

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'Liberalism is a mental disorder' - Michael Savage

Everyday, in our business, we have frequent overseas calls to foreigners in oil-producing countries. I have no doubt that the FBI listens in to some of these, and quite frankly, I am glad they do, as I will explain.
It's not the deal-makers that I worry about. I get to know them, and they are more interested business. However, my concern is with their cadre of people that travel with them when they visit, and make phone calls here to make arrangements. Plus, some of them have drivers that just look suspicious. They have access to money, shipping, and their countrymen here. In some cases, the ability of getting a warrant would take longer than the frequently-changing people and communication channels. These folks could and probably are all above board, but I would rather be on the safe side.
The key thing in my message is that on paper, the theory sounds good, but if you actually deal with some of these people, your guard goes up.

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'Liberalism is a mental disorder' - Michael Savage