1. The war on terror is a war of the mind. Something that can very easily be twisted that the enemy becomes anybody who makes us afraid. It makes it hard to talk about facts rather than fear by which one is overridden by. The damage in this sense comes from craven sympathies that amount to naive and treacherous self-delusion. This leaves us poised to an even more fearsome world where we subject ourselves to a totalitarian system of life for the sake of safety and trust in the government. This type of war is not so much in the frontlines as in traditional wars. It can be said as more of an inside job that occurs within the government and its citizens.
2. The roving wiretaps seem to violate the 4th amendment which is the boundary between general individual freedoms and the rights of those suspected of crimes. The fourth amendment secures the right of the people to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures and only upon probable cause that roving wiretaps can be used lawfully. Government officials are required to apply and receive a search warrant prior to a search or seizure that must be supported by oath or affirmation. Roving wiretaps are essential to flexibly investigate sophisticated technology terrorists. The problem that arises is that this can lead to privacy violations when anyone comes into contact with a suspect. There isn’t protection against unwarranted snooping from proceeding.
3. Sneak and Peek warrants also seem to violate the 4th amendment in which without a warrant, seizures and searches are unreasonable to do. In cases where there is a reasonable expectation that evidence may be destroyed or tampered with before a warrant can be issued or if evidence in question is in the plain sight of government officials then home searches without notifying the target are deemed appropriate. However officials are still to explain why they were to delay the warrant and eventually later on inform the target about the search in this manner. The problem is that this act may apply to any crime no matter how minor it is even though it is ideal and appropriate to apply this act on terror and espionage cases preferably.