[Machette]

It takes time to get approval for wiretaps... it even has to be sealed by the approval of the attorney general - he listed the process in january at georgetown university (there to justify the use of wiretapping), the way he pitched the process sounded almost like it was a pain in the ass for him..thus wiretapping without warrant would be easier...

[Madmartagen]

isnt it harder to get the presidents authorization then the office of the attorney general? They should make it easier to get a warrant - maybe share the delegation of authority with a judge, or allowing approval via email, fax etc. bypassing the warrant and probable cause process is bullshit, and just shows how lazy and lax the authorities are.

[Machette]

Well to get a large amount of wiretaps probably needs a higher authority of approval...or NSA is just doing its own thing.