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They're political footballs because people don't want people they don't like or are who are doing things they don't like to have rights and monkeying with defin
by dsfyu404ed 4y ago
They're political footballs because people don't want people they don't like or are who are doing things they don't like to have rights and monkeying with definitions is easier than the full frontal assault of amending the constitution.
How many times have you seen people on HN advocating, to much popular support, for infringing upon the 4th amendment for people who are involved in specific types of business or the infringing upon 5th amendment protections for people engaged in certain activities?
- WalterBright 4y agoI see all the rights under constant attack all the time. By Americans. It's heartbreaking.
- denton-scratch 4y agoThe fourth is effectively a law that constrains the authorities from carrying out searches under many circumstances. The fifth constrains courts from forcing people to testify against themselves. These rules are often framed as "rights", but they are really restrictions on the power of government officials. I'm not sure why you have put this in terms of "specific types of business" and "certain activities". What types of business, and what activities, receive special protection under those amendments? What are you getting at?