As today's front page at TPM makes clear, the executive branch of government cannot wield the sort of police state powers it has unlawfully and unconstitutionally claimed for itself without abusing those powers over and over again.  You can find the story of NSA wanting to bug a member of Congress without a warrant here: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/04/report_nsa_tried_to_wiretap_member_of_congress.php?ref=fp1

This is why the Constitution puts unbounded power out of reach of the government unless it is at least checked by a warrant from a judge.  Since the Bush junta began to grab this power there have been a plethora of abuses reported over and over in the media and to Congress.  No matter what they say and no matter what excuses they provide, there is no way to avoid these sorts of abuses when the activity the government is engaged in is, itself, an abuse of power.  Anybody with a lick of sense understands this is the inevitable result of granting unchecked power to the government.  It must be put to an end. 

Now is the time for people to say enough is enough!  The claims of authority to spy on the people of this country without cause and without a warrant must be abandoned permanently because they are illegitimate and represent a threat to the liberty of the people of the United States.  The outrageous claim that citizens ought to have no means of redress when their Constitutional rights are violated must also be abandoned.  The right of the people to be secure in their private communications must be protected unless there is some reason to suspect illegal activity.  Spying fishing expedtitions where the government is trolling for possibilities is absolutely unacceptable and uncalled for and an invitation for abuse as today's news makes crystal clear. 

The Constitution must no longer be ignored.  It must be honored and the power of the government to spy domestically must be restrained as intended by due process of law and it must also be subject to redress through the courts.  The government cannot and should not be the arbiter of the law and final judge of it's own actions.  That is the power of a police state and it unacceptable in a free society.  Finally, the full weight of the law must be brought to bear on those who would violate it even if they violate it in what they personally believe to be a good cause.  The law must be respected and obeyed by those sworn to enforce it or else it is meaningless.  This is our country.  We need to demand it be run in accordance with our basic law no matter who controls the White House.