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Government Wiretapping in the Form of the PATRIOT Act and FISA Act Violates Privacy Issues.

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Though wiretapping is illegal and unconstitutional government wiretapping is very prevalent today. 

The Federal government and the state government of thirty-seven states have been authorized by legislation to wiretap phone conversations and personal emails of millions of Americans. 

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 gave extensive powers to the government to perform surveillance of American citizens who are suspected to be involved in espionage in order to collect foreign intelligence. 

However, this law has been distorted by the government to eavesdrop and record the private phone conversations of all Americans, even those who are not suspected of any illegal activity. 

The Bush administration passed an amendment to this law in 2008 that completely removed the judicial overseeing of the entire procedure. 

What this effectively means is that it is very difficult for ordinary citizens to file a lawsuit in any judicial court against the illegal wiretapping done by the government. 

The law and its amendments were passed in the Congress without much publicity and, as a result, most Americans do not even know the existence of such laws. 

This is a ploy used by the elite to have constant control over the activities of ordinary Americans.

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The Acts of Congress

Another legislation called the USA Patriot Act passed in 2001 also helped the government wiretapping process. 

This act amended the FISA Act and gave unlimited powers to the government agencies to have access to the personal records of millions of Americans from libraries and Internet Service Providers. 

All these records belonged to ordinary people who have nothing to do with terrorism in any form. 

Still, they were subjected to this close scrutiny and monitoring, all under the veil of terrorism and so-called protectionism. 

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The Role of Telecommunications Companies

Government wiretapping has taken on a new proportion after the telecommunications companies were provided immunity for their past and future deeds related to wiretapping. 

These companies had passed on the personal information of many Americans to the law enforcement agencies and the government wants to protect them for their actions. 

The primary reason for this act is that the major telecommunications companies are owned by the rich and powerful people who bribe the officials in Washington to have their own way.

These are the same criminals who are manipulating events that will bring us a totalitarian world government structure. 

If the government does not protect these criminals then they will no longer get huge bribes from them. 

This complex web of greed and money is the driving force behind the so-called legal immunizations. 

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Burning the U.S. Constitution 

The government wiretapping process has encroached on the rights and privacy of Americans. 

The United States Constitution guarantees the rights of freedom and privacy to all its citizens. 

By listening in to the private phone conversations and emails, the government has read into the private thoughts, emotions and feelings of Americans thereby violating the fundamental rights granted by the Constitution. 

This also gives unlimited powers to the governmental agencies and this is highly dangerous in the long run. 

History shows that when any authority or individual has unlimited powers it proves detrimental to the future of the country and its citizens.

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