The Deputy Head of the NSA, and his boss, should be impeached and given a fair chance to defend themselves, for attacking America, namely its Constitution.
Courtesy of hammeroftruth.com a transcript of his interview
follows below the fold
From the Keith Olbermann Countdown transcript:
" UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My understanding is that the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution specifies that you must have probable cause to be able to do a search that does not violate an American`s right against unlawful searches and seizures. Do you use...
GEN. MICHAEL HAYDEN: Well, actually, the Fourth Amendment actually protects all of us against unreasonable search and seizure. That`s what it says.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But the measure is probable cause, I believe.
HAYDEN: The amendment says unreasonable search and seizure.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But does it not say probable...
HAYDEN: No.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ... the court standard...
HAYDEN: The amendment says...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ... the legal standard...
HAYDEN: ... unreasonable search and seizure.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ... the legal standard is probable cause.
HAYDEN: Just to be very clear--and believe me, if there`s any amendment to the Constitution that employees of the National Security Agency are familiar with, it`s the Fourth. And it is a reasonableness standard in the Fourth Amendment.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
Fourth Amendment: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." "
To which I add: these people are dangerous radicals, and should be brought to account for their misdemeanors.