This is a good example of how allowing a small infringement on American's rights becomes a huge violation of many American's rights. Police agencies and Prosecutors will try to use new tools to their best ability to make their job easier.
DEA Special Operations Division Covers Up Surveillance Used To Investigate Americans: Report:
I've complained many times to our elected officials (annual letters to Congressman, for example) about the "immigration checkpoints" along Interstate 5 and 15. It is pretty clear that those checkpoints are virtually useless when it comes to stopping illegal immigration. However, I think the Government keeps on operating them so they can use them to stop vehicles that have been "tipped off" by organizations such as the DEA Special Operations Division. Then the actual tip can be covered up by making the defendants and their lawyers think that the catch was just a "random" stop at the immigration checkpoint.
I believe there are many other situations like this. The process does seem effective. However it needs some sort of impartial and accountable oversight. I don't like the idea of a secret court made of of secret judges with secret minutes. If such a court is in operation, it should be forced to make all of its decisions and findings public within a reasonable amount of time -- 3 to 5 years.
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