This situation of the NSA not being able to do its main task lies beyond that. It is essential to note that the actions of the NSA against the American civilian are infringing their constitutional rights. The main argument against the NSA is that it clearly goes against the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. The collection of metadata, which runs websites and holds information about them, trespasses the style that search warrants are done. The Fourth Amendment defines "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated […]." Ultimately, the government has no right to intervene in any private belongings of a United States citizen unless
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Apart from the fact that NSA should be either scaled down or completely removed, former President Bush has shown how little he cared whether or not the NSA was constitutional at all. ACLU stated that “It is a Presidential power grab that poses a challenge in the deepest sense to the integrity of the American system of government […]” , back when it was revealed that Bush had signed rather vague pro-NSA legislations. Just as President Bush had stated that being Commander in Chief gives him authorization, other politicians who are pro-NSA have pushed similar statements, that it is the best method to combat terrorism or just because they are politicians, they can. This chain of events has already made a mark in United States history. Although the end result was a minor turbulence, Germany was not pleased when it found out that its Allie was found of illegally tracking the cell-phone of its Chancellor, Angela Merkel. These types of turbulences are not positive for the United States as a whole, losing Allies would cause grand friction in the international community. Domestically, people have included the NSA leaks as another reason to further distrust the federal government. The moment civilians have an overgrown distrust of its government, a turning point will be
Apart from the fact that NSA should be either scaled down or completely removed, former President Bush has shown how little he cared whether or not the NSA was constitutional at all. ACLU stated that “It is a Presidential power grab that poses a challenge in the deepest sense to the integrity of the American system of government […]” , back when it was revealed that Bush had signed rather vague pro-NSA legislations. Just as President Bush had stated that being Commander in Chief gives him authorization, other politicians who are pro-NSA have pushed similar statements, that it is the best method to combat terrorism or just because they are politicians, they can. This chain of events has already made a mark in United States history. Although the end result was a minor turbulence, Germany was not pleased when it found out that its Allie was found of illegally tracking the cell-phone of its Chancellor, Angela Merkel. These types of turbulences are not positive for the United States as a whole, losing Allies would cause grand friction in the international community. Domestically, people have included the NSA leaks as another reason to further distrust the federal government. The moment civilians have an overgrown distrust of its government, a turning point will be