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>the concept of international telecommunication is novel from the perspective of the constitution But not of International Communication. >>It's pretty clear
by phpisthebest 4y ago
>the concept of international telecommunication is novel from the perspective of the constitution
But not of International Communication.
>>It's pretty clear "the people" refers to citizens.
If that is in fact the case, then why are all these rights the extended to all persons inside the Geographic US, Non-citizens are in fact all the time granted many / all the rights guaranteed by the US Constitution simply because of their presence inside the border of the US.
Seems to be a conflict there, if by your account rights are only protected from government infringement if you are a US Citizen then we have loads of case law that runs afoul of that position
- macinjosh 4y agoGenerally speaking rights are extended to all inside the border of the US because it is impossible to immediately tell who is and is not a citizen. There is no federal citizenship ID or database. So the government finds it easier to simply assume anyone inside the US is a citizen to avoid constitutional/legal issues. Outside of the US the chances of running into problems with a dragnet is much lower so they just do it.