> I have no idea ...

This is what you wrote:

  "The second part though doesn't make sense."

The second part being:

  If the US president can send drones to kill terrorists without taking them to court, surely he can order hacking their phones. If you think that there's no case where the latter is ok you shouldn't you fight against the former first?"

Pretty clear from your rhetoric what your position is. Folks here are not dumb.

> Ok is a value judgment ... Allowed is a fact

Factually, genocidaries are worse than terrorists.