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On the phone records portion, the government is evidently going to say that since the records were meta-data, or electronic records, that they are not covered by the 4th Amendment. However, and you can see by the quote below, that we are covered under our "effects".
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized".
Also, it is impossible to gain a blanket warrant on every US citizen, when we have done nothing suspect, nor any wrong.
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I am pretty sure that the IRS scandal goes to the top, but Obama has too many in his administration willing to fall on their sword for him, so we'll never get to see him get the blame. An old adage holds true here, "The fish rots from the head down".
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