Brad, you made great points, in all, but you missed, slightly, on point about the folks at the top of the proverbial government food chain. They all takes oaths, as you said, to defend the Constitution of the United States, but, more importantly, the thing you overlooked is that in that same oath of office, much like for members of all the branches of U.S. Armed Forces, they also vow to "uphold" the Constitution, which in the case of the wiretaps, is more telling of the thinking behind the concept, IMHO.

In all things, though, Brad, keep up the great work!