http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opin...-Illegally-Track-Times-Square-Terrorist-3527/
Most Americans do not think this is a big deal. The ends justify the means when dealing with terrorists.
It could even be argued that terrorists, militias, Japanese Americans, etc. give up their constitutional rights when engaging in war against America. Perhaps their constitutional rights can be declared null and void if they are declared enemies of the state, no physical actions required. The Hutaree Militia Thought Crime case comes to mind.
I guess from now on, one just has to hope their religious/ethnic/political/etc. group doesn't fall out of favor with the US government.
what if the military used high-flying, communications-sensing spy planes to track the phone? If so, it could violate the Posse Comitatus Act, which since 1878 has made it illegal for the U.S. military to join in a domestic law enforcement operation.
Some reports say that the military's RC-12 spy plane was used to follow Shahzad in the hours before his arrest; the White House denies the aircraft was deployed. Here's the debate about what happened and what it could mean.
Most Americans do not think this is a big deal. The ends justify the means when dealing with terrorists.
It could even be argued that terrorists, militias, Japanese Americans, etc. give up their constitutional rights when engaging in war against America. Perhaps their constitutional rights can be declared null and void if they are declared enemies of the state, no physical actions required. The Hutaree Militia Thought Crime case comes to mind.
I guess from now on, one just has to hope their religious/ethnic/political/etc. group doesn't fall out of favor with the US government.