It wasn't even wiretapping
State Secrets Defense Rejected in NSA Wiretapping Case: http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1153472733978
FISA: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode50/usc_sec_50_00001802----000-.html
ยง 1802. Electronic surveillance authorization without court order; certification by Attorney General; reports to Congressional committees; transmittal under seal; duties and compensation of communication common carrier; applications; jurisdiction of court
C.I.A. hunts for parts of Constitution allowing warrantless wiretapping: http://www.townonline.com/natick/opinion/view.bg?articleid=540386 
Clinton did the same stuff while in office
Kind of. Personally, I wouldn't be too thrilled with his approach either, but...technically...it was legal. The US government wasn't spying on its own citizens.
The facts of the matter are that the war in Iraq was not illegal
War critics astonished as US hawk admits invasion was illegal: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1089158,00.html
Mr Perle told an audience in London: "I think in this case international law stood in the way of doing the right thing."
"international law ... would have required us to leave Saddam Hussein alone"
Iraq war illegal, says Annan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3661134.stm
Chirac, Iraq war breaches international law: http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=4777
No case for military action, lawyers tell Blair: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,909201,00.html
Text of the Downing Street Memo: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/1
The Attorney-General said that the desire for regime change was not a legal base for military action. There were three possible legal bases: self-defence, humanitarian intervention, or UNSC authorisation. The first and second could not be the base in this case. Relying on UNSCR 1205 of three years ago would be difficult. The situation might of course change.
A full democracy is a bad thing.
No it's not. An industrialized society draws more and more citizens to metropolitan centres. The electoral college is then giving more and more people, less of a vote. The "winner takes the whole state" system also works against truly representing society.
Considering that a President generally needs to go through congress. Electing a President, by popular vote, wouldn't hurt a Republic.
Peace 
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