2013-07-04

Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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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.

5 comments:

  1. nice one,
    http://www.unn.edu.ng

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  2. What if your house is the one with the best line of sight to the one we think the suspect is in? We don't need to ask permission then, do we?

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    I don't know what you're saying. You mean that convenience trumps Consitution? I'm a bit confused.

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  4. Maybe he's talking about this recent incident:
    http://reason.com/24-7/2013/07/04/nevada-cops-commandeer-private-homes-arr

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    Ah. It did not occur to me that perhaps he was speaking in anything other than politically convenient hypotheticals. Don't know what that says about my expectations for discourse.

    In this case, since it was not an emergency involving a clear and present danger, I do not approve.

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