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Originally Posted by waybomb
I guess my position is the Constitution was crafted way too many years ago for me to even consider the relevance of those times. Likewise, it appears the crafters knew they could not possibly know what the future had in store for the country hundreds of years later.
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Fred,
I think you've ignored that the crafters of the Constitution were very apt students of human nature which doesn't really seem to change. As a result they crafted a government with various checks and balances that was able to deal with new things as they occured.
Regarding your original question. Would this be an accurate re-phrasing of what your question:
What rights have you lost under GWB that you had before he was elected?
Concerning wire taps of "your" phone. Is there a difference between wire tapping the actual phone of an American and tapping the phone line going to a suspected source in another country?