Tap Tap Tapping at my Chamber Door

In the news last night and today I (as a U.S. Citizen) find yet another illegal act committed by our president in the name to fight terrorism. I'm talking about the wire taps on US citizens without court warrants and Congress approval. I don't want to regurgitate what the news has already done but ask some questions that people are forgetting to ask.

If we had these taps in place, could we have prevented 9/11?
No one really could answer this question due to not enough info, and too many variables.

How many people have been falsely tapped so far?

Bush defended there is little time to get the proper warrant in place, we need to act fast. Well, how long does it take to setup a tap anyways?
Last I knew, you don't just wave a magic wand and you tapping the bad guys at random. While your eye-balling someone, why aren't you getting the proper paper work in order? Heck, last I knew you could do it after the investigation.

Could 9/11 been prevented without the taps?
YES. From what I read from The 9/11 Commission Report the warning signs were everywhere. Simple answer, we were caught with our heads up our ass.

Perhaps once we admit that little tidbit of info we can get some of our freedom back. If terrorism is about taking away our freedom, then they are winning. The people should tap the president and get some real answers. On second thought, the dude is so in the dark, we probably wouldn't get much.