text: As a congressional candidate, I give you my answer:\n\nYes they are. The Fourth Amendment (and part of our Bill of Rights) states that there shall be no unreasonable search and seizure and that searches must have warrants. US Code also prohibits such wiretapping without a warrant issued by the court. It is ALL illegal that Bush is now doing. Just because he had his attorney general Gonzalez say it is legal--it is not. It would be as if his lawyer said it is now legal to rob banks with a gun. It is still illegal. \nThe FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) authorizes wiretaps and has oversight and accountability. What Bush is doing has no oversight and can easily be abused and is abused and used against innocent Americans. If there is not enough protest, you can be sure that Bush will move on to bigger things.