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> one that the 4th amendment doesn't apply because you haven't proved its yours. the text says "The right of the people to be secure in their" so it applies aft
by elcritch 3y ago
> one that the 4th amendment doesn't apply because you haven't proved its yours. the text says "The right of the people to be secure in their" so it applies after you prove it is something you have the right to be secure of to begin with!
Wow, that's almost literally the logic of a playground bully: "well you can't prove it's yours therefore it's mine".
- yieldcrv 3y agoyeah that’s the point of the bill of rights, intended to restrict the government because there is low trust for what it will do, and lo and behold, the people comprising it keep trying to wiggle around and make it do anything