Federal judge Richard J. Leon ruled that Obama’a NSA by gathering of data on all telephone calls made in the United States violates the Constitution’s protection against unreasonable searches or the Fourth Amendment. Ironically, Judge Richard Leon was a George W. Bush appointee. Bush wasn’t exactly an angel either with the NSA spying on people, but Obama has gone into overdrive. While this ruling is good news, it’s not like it will matter. Obama and his lawless regime will continue to do whatever they want anyway and never be held accountable.
The judge, Richard Leon of U.S. District Court in Washington, said that the NSA relied on “almost-Orwellian technology” that would have been unimaginable a generation ago, at the time of a landmark Supreme Court decision on phone records.
Leon, an appointee of President George W. Bush, ruled in favor of two Americans who challenged the NSA program and wanted their data removed from NSA records. The judge found that the two were likely to prevail under the Fourth Amendment, the Constitution’s protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
The judge put his ruling on hold to allow the government to appeal. White House press secretary Jay Carney was asked about the ruling at a briefing shortly after it became public and said that he was not yet aware of it.