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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 W
by ISL 3y ago
'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.'
- qingcharles 3y agoYes, but it is a prohibition against unreasonable searches and the courts keep finding ways to make things look ever so much more reasonable.
- ISL 3y agoThe word 'border' appears nowhere in the text of the amendment.
- qingcharles 3y agoNeither does cellphones or GPS, but the court has to keep trying to apply a 250 year old text to modern culture. When SCOTUS was doing the GPS case they had to try and imagine the 1700s equivalent, which was an officer hiding in the trunk of a horse-drawn carriage and writing down all the places they stopped at. Think about that.