Bush allowed NSA to spy within USA without warrants

[Xiahou]

Actually, we know he got telecom companies to collaborate with tapping into their networks to monitor emails. We have no way of knowing where these emails originated from or went to. It seems that domestic emails were lumped in with foreign as well.

The email thing does ring a bell- got any links on it? I'd like to read the specific claims... However, my guess would be that they're also covered under NSLs (National Security Letters- which I'm uncomfortable with, but are legal).

On a related sidenote- no one should have any real expectation of privacy when they send/recieve emails. I know for a fact that many places actively monitor incoming and outgoing email of their employees/students/whatever. If you really want some level of privacy- encrypt them (for what it's worth).